On June 5, 2020, President Trump signed a new law, the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (PPPFA), providing greater accommodations for...
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Predictive Scheduling – NYC
Over the past few years there has been a trend throughout the U.S. to enact predictive scheduling laws. These laws aim to reduce eleventh hour...
Pregnancy Discrimination Enforcement Guidelines
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) just released guidelines for enforcement of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (“PDA”), in an...
Preparing for the School Year
With the school year fast approaching educational institutions are working diligently over the summer to make sure they will be ready for their...
Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
As seen in recent news, sexual harassment allegations seem to be a continuing issue for employers, despite their initiatives to prevent such claims....
Privacy Rights to Cell Phone Data
In Riley v. California, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously agreed that law enforcement personnel must first obtain a warrant before they may search...
Proper E-mail Etiquette Can Avoid Legal Issues
The last decade has seen vast improvements in the speed and convenience of sending and receiving messages. E-mail messages no longer have to be sent...
Protecting Student Records
The federal Family and Educational Rights and Privacy Act (commonly known as “FERPA”) became effective in 1974 and protects the privacy of student...
Protecting Students on Class Trips
In July of 2007, a private school student contracted tick-borne encephalitis while in China for a school sponsored trip. Subsequently, the student...
Regulating Biometric Data in the Workplace
Throughout the United States, employers’ use of biometric data is increasing. Biometrics are the measurements of a person’s physical being....
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