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...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… Governor Cuomo recently signed into law legislation that will institute a 12-week paid family leave benefit for New York employees. It will be phased in beginning on January 1, 2018. The new law permits qualifying employees to take paid family leave for one of...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… The “Property Tax Relief Credit” is a tax credit available to eligible taxpayers for the 2016 through 2019 tax years. N.Y. Tax Law § 606(n-1). This memorandum outlines the amount of the credit as well as the eligibility requirements. Requirements for the CreditTo be...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… With Valentine’s Day around the corner and love in the air, it is only fitting that we offer an overview of the potential legal issues that may arise because of workplace romances, as well as some of the best practices that employers should...
