New York Blog — Employment Defense
Labor and Employment Defense
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.
If you are the owner of a small or mid-sized business in New York State and have questions regarding any of our blog posts, or if you would like to consult with us regarding any employment or labor law issues, please feel free to give us a call at (718) 275-6700 or contact us online to schedule an in-person consultation at our offices.
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Stephen D. Hans & Associates, P.C.
Blogs
U.S. Supreme Court Finds that NLRB Appointments Were Unconstitutional
For small to mid-sized business owners who deal with unionization, it may be of interest to know that the U.S. Supreme Court recently declared President Obama's National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) appointments were unconstitutional. On June 26, 2014, the U.S....
Highest New York Court Overturns Ban on Large Sized Sodas
Awhile back we published a blog post that discussed New York City's ban on soda sizes that were 16 ounces or greater. Former Mayor, Michael Bloomberg proposed the ban to the City Council and sent it to the Board of Health, which unanimously approved the ban in...
The Annual Pay Notice Requirement of the New York Wage Theft Prevention Act Could Be Close to Ending
After the Wage Theft Prevention Act went into effect, restaurant owners and other types of business owners became burdened with paperwork as they complied with annual requirements. They had to provide wage notices to all employees by February 1 of every year. This was...
New York City Sick Leave Pay for Employees
Author: Stephen D. Hans & Associates As time goes along, New York City employers become subject to more and more regulations. In April, 2014, New York City's Sick Pay Leave Act for employees went into effect for certain employers. You should know that...
Where to Draw the Line for Privacy Regarding Social Media
Social media is a new legal frontier and laws are pending or being passed to keep pace with this advance in technology. As an employer, is it legal to ask employees or job applicants for their social media user names and passwords? The NY legislature proposed a bill...