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...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… As we previously advised you in our January 20 and August 31, 2015 client memos (copies attached), the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“the ACA”) requires certain large employers to annually report whether and what health insurance coverage has been offered to...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to remind you about your obligations pursuant to New York’s Wage Theft Prevention Act. As we advised in our January 5, 2015 memorandum, several changes to the law went into effect in February 2015, including the elimination of the requirement...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… The federal budget legislation signed into law last week contained a provision delaying the implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s so-called “Cadillac tax.” The tax, which was to be implemented effective January 1, 2018, has been delayed to January 1, 2020.The Cadillac tax...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… On December 10, 2015, the New York Common Core Task Force formed by Governor Cuomo issued its report, which included, among other things, the recommendation to thoroughly review Common Core standards and implement new higher learning standards. It further recommended that, until new...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… The Governor recently signed into law several bills designed to, among other things, protect and further women’s equality in the workplace. To accomplish this goal, the new legislation aims to help women achieve pay equality (S.1/A.6075), protect all employees from sexual harassment in...
