Employers are generally familiar with the fact that the law that protects employees from being harassed. However, workplace harassment is commonly...
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Employer Notice for FMLA Leave
Under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), employees are required to provide their employer with notice that they need to take a leave that may be...
Employers May Have to Accommodate Employees with Allergies
Under the law, a “disability” is not limited to physical impediments to movement, but can also include impairments to other activities. Courts have...
Employers Required to Distribute CHIP Notices
The Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA), which President Obama signed into law last February, requires...
Employers Required to Provide Leave for Blood Donators
OCTOBER 2007 New York Labor Law (Section 212-j) now requires New York employers to provide three hours leave in any twelve month period to employees...
Employment Alert: DOL Issues Model COBRA Subsidy Notices & Revised FAQs
On March 19, 2009, The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued model COBRA notices in accordance with the COBRA premium subsidy requirements of the...
Executives’ Liability for Wages and Hours Violations
SECOND CIRCUIT FINDS CEO INDIVIDUALLY LIABLE FOR WAGES AND HOURS VIOLATIONS Although it is common for owners and officers of organizations to be...
Expanded Military FMLA Leave Signed into Law
President Obama recently signed into law the 2010 National Defense Authorization Act which (among other things) expands Military FMLA leave in the...
Families First Coronavirus Response Act Provides Paid Leave
On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) into law in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
Family Medical Leave Act to Recognize Legally Married Same-Sex Couples
The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently announced a proposed rule that will extend Family and Medical Leave Act...
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