If your organization has 50 or more employees, then it may have to deal with the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). FMLA compliance involves paperwork. Employers must provide eligible employees prescribed notices and can require their workers to complete leave-request forms. The U.S. Department of Labor maintains sample forms that most covered employers … Read more
In April 2018, New York State law was amended to require all employers to maintain a written sexual harassment policy and provide annual sexual harassment training for all employees. The law required the New York State Department of Labor to formulate model policies and training programs. On August 27, 2018, initial versions of these documents … Read more
Browse the internet these days, and you can find many articles extolling the virtues of allowing employees to have a side hustle. Ask many established employers, however, and the response will often be less enthusiastic. Some will ask, “a what?” Others will instinctively respond, “Bad for my business.” As an employment lawyer, it’s not my … Read more