KEEPING YOU INFORMED… The New York State Department of Labor recently adopted new regulations regarding employer use of direct deposit and payroll debit cards as forms of wage payment. These new regulations become effective on March 7, 2017. The new regulations apply only to employers as defined...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… Governor Cuomo recently signed a law providing a tax exemption for property that is owned by individuals who served in the armed forces from September 2, 1945 through December 26, 1991; i.e., the term of the “Cold War.” School districts are authorized, but...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… Governor Cuomo recently signed into law a bill requiring all school districts and BOCES to conduct periodic testing of potable water sources and systems to monitor potential lead contamination in occupied school buildings, and to develop and implement a lead remediation plan where...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing as a follow up to our June 17, 2016 client memo (copy attached) regarding the litigation challenging NYSHIP’s Policy Memorandum 122r3 (“the NYSHIP memo”). The NYSHIP memo prohibits participating employers and agencies from allowing buyouts from a NYSHIP plan for...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), the total number of federal complaints for non-sexual harassment has dramatically increased since 2000, with employees in workplaces without policies reporting the highest levels of harassment. To combat workplace harassment, it is critical to have...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… The New York State Office of Children and Family Services (“OCFS”) recently adopted regulations, on an emergency basis, making it clear that, in appropriate circumstances, children who are alleged to have been abused or maltreated can be interviewed by Child Protective Services (“CPS”)...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… Below are the important dates and deadlines for the 2017 Budget Vote and Election: MARCH – APRIL 2017March 1:Deadline for submission to the State Comptroller, the Commissioner of Education and the Commissioner of Taxation and Finance of the District’s Tax Levy Limit for the...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… In 2012, NYSHIP issued Policy Memorandum 122r3 (“the NYSHIP memo”) prohibiting its participating employers and agencies from allowing buyouts from a NYSHIP plan for employees who were enrolled in other NYSHIP coverage, e.g., through a spouse’s family NYSHIP plan, during the buyout period. ...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) requires that, among other things, non-exempt employees be paid overtime at a rate of one and one-half times their regular rate of pay for hours worked above 40 per week. So-called “white collar” and “highly compensated” employees...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. It is also Workplace Violence Prevention Month. This memo provides an overview of the latest developments in these areas of the law, along with a refresher on employer obligations. Even if the existing laws or...
