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New York State's Paid Sick Leave Law – New...
On September 30, 2020, New York’s State Sick Leave Law (NYSSL) went into effect. Under the NYSSL, employees began accruing sick leave benefits at a rate of one hour of leave for every 30 hours... Read More > -
Hope On The Horizon As We Approach Year End...
On Saturday, Governor Phil Murphy, signed Executive Order 200, extending the public health emergency. Likewise, Governor Andrew Cuomo imposed new restrictions, including limitations on indoor and... Read More > -
Special Needs Trusts: One Size Does Not Fit All...
By Richard I. Miller November 2020 Special Needs Trusts enable funds to be set aside for individuals with a disability without disqualifying a beneficiary from government benefits such as SSI and... Read More > -
New Jersey's Governor Signs Executive Order 192,...
Effective 6:00 a.m., November 5, 2020, Governor Murphy’s Executive Order 192 requires every New Jersey employer (“business, non-profit and governmental or educational entity”), to... Read More > -
OSHA Stepping Up Enforcement At Health Care Businesses...
Since July of 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA") has significantly increased COVID-19-related enforcement activities, levying... Read More > -
New York City to Extend Ban on the Enforcement of Personal...
September 25, 2020 Lauren X. Topelsohn Earlier this year, New York City passed a broad COVID-19 relief package, which included several amendments to the New York City Administrative Code that relate... Read More > -
Federal Wage and Hour Division Issues Guidance as Schools...
COVID-19 has redefined the term “back to school” this year. On August 27, 2020, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) Wage and Hour Division updated is Guidance and added FAQs... Read More > -
Requiring COVID-19 Vaccines as A Condition for Returning to ...
At some point—hopefully in the not-too-distant future—we will have a vaccine for COVID-19. When that occurs, should employers require employees to be inoculated as a condition for... Read More > -
LGBT and "Sex-Plus-Age" Now Recognized as Protected ...
Many employers are currently considering workforce reductions due to the impact of COVID-19. As a result of recent court decisions which expand the scope of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,... Read More >