Every year the Leadership Buffalo organization holds its Values Awards luncheon to honor a member of the Western New York Community in each of five categories. As a graduate of Leadership Buffalo’s 2011 Rising Leaders Program, I have attended this event for most of the past seven years. This year’s awards were presented on May … Read more
President Donald Trump’s first nominee for the Secretary of Labor position, Andrew Puzder, withdrew from consideration in February. Enough Republican Senators had turned against Puzder that it seemed unlikely he would win confirmation. Puzder, who had been the President of a fast-food restaurant chain, had never held a government position. The new Secretary of Labor … Read more
The New York Wage Theft Prevention Act took effect in 2011. Among other things, the law required employers to give specific New York wage notices to their employees. The law originally required the notices to be given in three situations: Within 10 days of hire. When the information in the notice changed. Annually, between January 1st … Read more