by Jules Halpern | Mar 19, 2024 | Labor Law, New York Law
Under New York labor law, there is a set “schedule” for the frequency of wage payments for different categories of employees. Manual workers, for example, must be paid weekly. Manual workers under New York labor law are defined as any “mechanic, workingman, or...
by Jules Halpern | Mar 19, 2024 | New York Law, Sick Leave Laws
The New York City Sick Leave law was amended in May of 2018 to the Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (“ESSTA”). ESSTA allows employees to use their paid time off not only when they are sick, but if they or a family member are victims of domestic violence. Starting on...
by Jules Halpern | Feb 21, 2024 | BYOD Policy, Compliance, Employee Handbook, Employer Policies, FLSA, Workplace Communication, Workplace Etiquette
Etiquette of Workplace Texting Communication through electronic mail and handwritten messages has now been replaced with the instantaneousness of texts. It is no secret that texting has become a common form of information spreading, both privately and publicly. Both...
by Jules Halpern | Feb 21, 2024 | Education Law, Student Discipline, Student Protection, Student Safety
In the past, students who demonstrated behavioral issues in school would commonly have to face some sort of discipline, usually suspension. However, lately, school administrators have begun to take an alternative approach to the traditional punitive one when...
by Jules Halpern | Feb 21, 2024 | Discrimination, Elder Care, LGBTQ Rights, New York Law
Governor Hochul recently signed into New York Law a “bill of rights” for residents in long-term care facilities who identify as LGTBQ+. The law includes long-term facilities as: Residential health care facilities; Adult care facilities; Any facilities which hold...
