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New York’s Non-Profit Revitalization Act Streamlines Non-Profit Law
Many nonprofit organizations may not be aware of a landmark law that became effective in 2014 titled the New York Non-Profit Revitalization Act of...
New Laws for the New Year in 2016
As 2015 comes to a close, it is important for employers to review any changes in the law as of the new year. Many statutes are passed and signed...
Women’s Equality Act Bills Expand Employment Discrimination Laws
On October 21, 2015, New York Governor Cuomo signed a series of bills that are commonly referred to as pieces of the Women’s Equality Act. These...
New York Executive Order to Ban Transgender Discrimination
New York Governor Cuomo has announced his intentions last week to sign an executive order that would ban transgender discrimination. Governor...
New York City Mass Transit Benefits Law
On October 10, 2014, NYC Mayor De Blasio enacted Local Law 2014/053, more commonly known as the NYC Mass Transit Benefits Law. The law takes effect...
New York Meal and Break Laws
Many American workers and employers are so accustomed to breaks during a work shift that they do not know when or whether a break is actually...
New York Raising Fast Food Minimum Wage to $15 Per Hour
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...
New Jersey’s Minimum Wage Unchanged for 2016
New Jersey’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DOL) announced in late September that there would be no minimum wage increase in the...
Offsetting Rising Minimum Wage Costs for Restaurants
As states and municipalities across the nation continue to increase minimum wages, restaurants are placed in a uniquely difficult position. Most...
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