Which Employees Are Eligible for New York Paid Family Leave?

Which Employees Are Eligible

The New York State Paid Family Leave Program takes effect January 1, 2018. All non-governmental employers will be covered. Public-sector employers will only be covered if they opt in. But not every employee will be entitled to take paid family leave. So, which employees are eligible? (Watch my New York Paid Family Leave webinar and … Read more

5 Bad Business Ideas for Good Employers

Good Employers Bad Ideas

You’re in charge of managing a workforce. Maybe you own the company. Or you could be in human resources. Or another aspect of management. I assume you want to be considered one of the good employers, right? In that case, here are 5 things you should never do! 1. Date Subordinates Okay, you know what … Read more

Another NLRB Vacancy Coming Up

NLRB Vacancy

As discussed here, the U.S. Senate recently confirmed Marvin Kaplan to fill one of two vacancies on the National Labor Relations Board. There is still one current NLRB vacancy that labor attorney William Emanuel is likely to fill. But that’s not the end of the labor board merry-go-round for President Trump’s first year in office. … Read more