New York Increases the Family Medical Leave Act Benefits

by Stephen D. Hans | Apr 27, 2016 | Employment Defense Attorney, Employment Law, HR Guidelines

New York Family Medical Leave Act Benefits (FMLA) As an employer, from time to time, you’ll have employees who want to take a family leave. The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) grants employees the right to take a leave under certain circumstances and also keep their...

Restaurants Weigh in on Replacing Tipping with Service Charges

by Stephen D. Hans | Apr 19, 2016 | Employment Defense Attorney, Wage and Hour

Queens New York Employment Defense Attorneys Human Resource Consulting Law Firm Various restaurants across the country are in the process of changing tipping into service charges. The Seattle Eater published an article about a restaurant called Mollusk that eliminated...

Are You Liable When You Guarantee Privacy Rights to an Employee and Then Violate Your Own Policy?

by Stephen D. Hans | Mar 30, 2016 | Employment Defense Attorney

Employers typically let their employees know about company policies through memos, employee handbooks or union contracts. When the company promises workers it will notify them about a certain type of monitoring, then it is legally bound to do so. Exceptions include...

Is It Legal For Employers to Monitor Employees by Using Videos?

by Stephen D. Hans | Mar 15, 2016 | Business Attorney, Employment Defense Attorney

Video Monitoring Legal? Video cameras provide security for companies against theft, whether theft involving employees, burglaries or robberies. They also allow companies to monitor their employees’ performance. Banks are a good example of businesses that have a high...

Can Employers Use a GPS to Keep Track of Employees’ Whereabouts?

by Stephen D. Hans | Mar 11, 2016 | Employment Defense Attorney, HR Guidelines

The answer to this question is: it depends on the circumstances. GPS tracking and privacy rights are still an emerging area of case law. In some cases, GPS tracking has been challenged as a violation of the individual’s Fourth Amendment Rights against search and...

As an Employer, Do You Have the Right to Monitor an Employee’s Computer Use?

by Stephen D. Hans | Feb 23, 2016 | Business Attorney, Employment Defense Attorney

Employers Can Monitor Employees Computer Use? Much like telephone monitoring, for the most part, employers can monitor their employees’ computer use. What types of things can you monitor? Today, computer software exists that enable employers to see what is on the...