by Kyle Barton | Nov 25, 2015 | Blog Posts, Technology, Workplace Insights
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 from the office, as most people have access to their accounts from their laptops or from the mobile devices in their...
by Kyle Barton | Nov 2, 2015 | Blog Posts, Employee Relations, Technology, Wellness Programs, Workplace Insights
It is possible the United States may soon see a day where American employers must pay their employees for the time put into responding to late-night e-mails. The Department of Labor in August proposed a “request for information” to study the use of electronics by...
by Kyle Barton | Oct 26, 2015 | Blog Posts, Discrimination, Gender/ Sex, New York City Law, New York Law
New York Governor Cuomo has announced his intentions last week to sign an executive order that would ban transgender discrimination. Governor Cuomo’s executive order would ban transgender discrimination not only from the workplace, but also from the housing market....
by Kyle Barton | Oct 26, 2015 | Blog Posts, Minimum Wage, New York City Law, New York Law, Restaurants, Wages and Hours
In May, Governor Cuomo ordered the State Labor Commissioner to create a Wage Board panel to investigate whether the wages paid in the fast food industry could sufficiently support workers. The Board issued its recommendation on July 22, calling for a new minimum wage...
by Kyle Barton | Oct 26, 2015 | Blog Posts, Minimum Wage, New Jersey Law, Wages and Hours
New Jersey’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DOL) announced in late September that there would be no minimum wage increase in the State for 2016. In 2013, New Jersey voters amended the State’s constitution to raise the minimum wage to $8.25 per hour and...
