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.
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Blogs
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?
New NY Employment Law Against Retaliation
New NY Employment Law Against Retaliation.
Employers Prohibited from Retaliating by Releasing Personnel Files.
Firing an Employee Over Internet Use
Firing an Employee Over Internet Use .
Understanding your rights as an employer.
Firing an employee over internet use is an action an employer can take. However, as with any termination, it is vital to understand what types of circumstances might warrant such an action.
Monitoring Employees Through Computer and Internet Activities
Monitoring Employees Through Computer and Internet Activities
Are there reasons to monitor employees?
Monitoring employees through computer and internet activities is something employers do in today’s world. In New York it is legal to do so as long as you inform your employees in writing that you are monitoring them.