Managers Accountable Workplace Harassment

When Are Managers Accountable for Workplace Harassment?

Anti-harassment policy? Check. Complaint procedure? Check. Training? Check. What more can an organization do to avoid harassment in the workplace? One thing they must do is hold their managers accountable. For many employment law purposes, managers and supervisors are “the employer.” They are the ones whose actions can most directly lead to the business itself …

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Commissioned Salesperson Agreements

New York Commissioned Salesperson Agreements

New York’s Labor Law requires employers to have written agreements with each commissioned salesperson they employ. Employers who don’t satisfy this requirement could run into serious problems down the road. Who Is a Commissioned Salesperson? The New York Labor Law uses the terms “commission salesman,” “commission salesperson,” and “commissioned salesperson” interchangeably. I think the last …

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