I have been counseling companies on employment matters for approximately 12 years. One thing that I have found to be consistent is that companies avoid engaging employment counsel until they feel it is an absolute necessity. However, in most scenarios, if counsel is engaged when you first learn of the situation, corrective action could be … Read more
All New York employers must provide annual sexual harassment training to all employees in the State. The deadline for the first annual training was October 9, 2019. Just before that date, the NYS Legislature added to the requirements for this training. These include providing each employee with certain documents at each training session. Recently, the … Read more
In August 2019, the National Labor Relations Board published an advice memorandum about social media policies. The September 5, 2018 memo addressed particular provisions of written policies of CVS, the retail drug store chain. Although aimed at one employer’s specific policies, the advice memo provides helpful guidance for other companies. But, it doesn’t create absolute … Read more