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To rebuild relationships and foster collaboration, employers will need people to return to offices. Should employers require employee vaccinations? Short Answer. Most employers – unless they are in health care – should encourage rather than mandate employees get COVID-19 vaccination. Unless the employer is able to demonstrate the vaccine should be mandated because it is …

You’re Open for Business! Require or Encourage Employee Vaccinations?Read More

Changes by the amendments will take effect in 2 phases Effective September 30, 2020, employers must: provide domestic workers with 40 hours of paid safe and sick leave; allow employees to use safe and sick leave as it is accrued; reimburse employees who must pay for required documentation after three consecutive workdays of leave; list …

New Amendments to NYC’s Paid Safe and Sick Leave Law What Employers Need to KnowRead More

– both go into effect as of April 2, 2020. The Emergency Family Medical Leave Expansion Act Employers with 500 or less employees must provide leave to workers who need to care for a child under 18 because of a school closure related to COVID-19; The first 10 days of leave related to school closures …

Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act and the Emergency Paid Sick Leave ActRead More

The Legislature and Governor have come to an agreement on paid sick leave related to the COVID-19 epidemic. The proposal will require: Paid Sick Leave  Employers with 4 or fewer employees and a net income less than $1 million will provide up to 40 hours of unpaid sick leave Employers with 4 or fewer employees …

NYS EXPANDS SICK LEAVE FOR COVID-19 EPIDEMICRead More

Every New York employer needs to be sure it is ready to survive an Department of Labor audit or an employee lawsuit. You need to know that when the knock at the door is from a DOL auditor or the suit papers are handed to you by a process server, your records will stand up …

What’s the Best Advice about Employment Records?Read More

The distinction between salaried and hourly employees is based on the type of work done and status as exempt or not exempt from overtime. In general, if except an employee’s salary is at least $100,000 annually, salaried employees may be eligible for overtime if their average weekly pay is less than the minimum set by …

You’re Salaried, Does That Mean You Are Not Entitled to Overtime? MaybeRead More

New York has no law addressing drug testing in private employment and so, drug testing is not prohibited or restricted, unless it violates other legal provisions (such anti-discrimination rules). An employer may enforce an established substance abuse or alcohol program or workplace policy. 9 N.Y.C.R.R. § 466.11(h)(6)(ii), N.Y. City Human Rights Law, N.Y. City Admin. …

Can an Employer in New York Test Employees For Drugs?Read More