by Stephen Hans | May 22, 2021 | COVID-19 NY Workers & Businesses
Who Can Be a Defendant in a Discrimination Lawsuit? New York City anti-discrimination law gives employees the right to sue an employer for discrimination under the New York City Human Rights Act. Stephen D. Hans & Associates, P.C. has decades of experience...
by Stephen Hans | May 18, 2021 | COVID-19 NY Workers & Businesses
What OSHA COVID-19 Guidelines Apply to Your Business? OSHA COVID-19 recordkeeping and reporting requirements have changed, based on new guidelines released by OSHA on March 12, 2021. The Updated Interim Enforcement Response Plan for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)...
by Stephen Hans | May 11, 2021 | COVID-19 NY Workers & Businesses
Disability in the Workplace COVID-19 qualifies as a disability in New York City based on the New York City Human Rights Law. Furthermore, the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) applies to owners with four or more employees. The determination of employer size...
by Stephen Hans | Apr 9, 2021 | COVID-19 NY Workers & Businesses
New York State Passed a Law for Paid Time Off New York employers must allow employees paid time off to receive COVID-19 vaccinations based on a recent New York law. When did the law go into effect? The new law went into effect on March 12, 2021. Employers must provide...
by Stephen Hans | Feb 26, 2021 | COVID-19 NY Workers & Businesses
How Should Employers Deal with COVID-19 vaccinations? COVID-19 vaccines may be something that you require of your employees, depending on the nature of your industry. It is vital that you understand your legal rights as well as your employees’ legal rights regarding...
by Stephen Hans | Mar 18, 2020 | COVID-19 NY Workers & Businesses
As we all know, there is only one issue in the news right now: the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), its varied impacts upon global societies, and the increasingly extraordinary measures being taken by nations, states and local governments to minimize the adverse health...
