New York Blog — Employment Defense
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Welcome to the NYC Employment Law Blog! This blog is an online publication of Stephen D. Hans & Associates, P.C., a New York City law firm that has been representing small and mid-sized businesses throughout the New York metropolitan area in all types of employment and labor law matters for over thirty years. We hope this blog will be an interesting and informative resource for our readers, whether they are current or past clients, or simply compliance-minded business owners looking for ways to stay up-to-date with the ever-changing employment law landscape. To that end, we will endeavor to offer regular blog posts highlighting legislative developments, significant court and agency decisions and noteworthy news stories from the employment and labor law realm. We hope that as a reader you will find ours blog enlightening, useful and above all, interesting.
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Blogs
New York Employers Must Notify Employees About Electronic Monitoring
A New Amendment to the New York Civil Rights Law.
New York employers must notify employees about electronic monitoring. This new amendment to the New York Civil Rights Law went into effect on May 7, 2022. Furthermore,
New York Restaurant Law on To-Go-Alcohol
New York Restaurant Law on To-Go-Alcohol.
Temporary Legalization of To-Go-Alcohol.
Governor Kathy Hochul signed the New York restaurant law on to-go-alcohol on April 12, 2022. As part of the 2023 fiscal budget deal, restaurants and bars have temporary legalization for to-go-alcohol.
Changes in NYC Employment Laws
Staying on Top of Employment Law Changes.
Changes in NYC employment laws can be challenging for business owners. Many changes have occurred within the last few years.
Dealing with Sexual Harassment Allegations as an Employer
Current Protests Against Sabatini for Alleged Sexual Harassment.
Recently, sexual harassment allegations led to a staged walkout at New York University’s Grossman School of Medicine. Graduates, faculty and alumni protested a potential hiring of Dr. David Sabatini. Dr. Sabatini is a biologist involved in a legal case over alleged sexual harassment.
NY Law Creates a Workplace Sexual Harassment Hotline
What Responsibility Do Employers Have Regarding the Workplace Sexual Harassment Hotline and Preventing Sexual Harassment?