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Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on April 21, 2018 Both the New York State Legislature and the New York City Council recently adopted new legislation aimed at preventing sex discrimination and sexual harassment in the workplace. The New York City Council has passed the Stop Sexual Harassment in NYC Act (the “Act”), a package of […]
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on April 16, 2018 The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that the electronic employment eligibility verification system (E-Verify) now has a dedicated website. Employers can now access E-Verify anytime, directly from a web browser whereas before information was found throughout the government’s website. Employers will now […]
Submitted by Kerith McElroy on April 13, 2018 On March 23, 2018, President Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act for 2018 (Act) into law, which vacated the United States Department of Labor’s (DOL) 2011 regulations that barred tip pooling when employers do not claim a tip credit under section 3(m) of the Fair Labor Standards […]
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on April 10, 2018 On April 2, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro, in which it specifically rejected the longstanding principle that exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) should be “narrowly construed.” 584 U.S. ___ (2018). Pursuant to the FLSA, […]
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on April 7, 2018 On April 5, 2018, the IRS announced the potential expansion of the scope of the determination letter program for individually designed plans during the 2019 calendar year. In Notice 2018-24, the IRS requested comments on specific types of plans for which the Treasury Department and […]
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on April 2, 2018 In response to President Trump’s October 2017 Executive Order, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury issued a proposed rule to amend the definition of short-term, limited duration insurance. The rule proposes to expand the availability of short-term, limited-duration health insurance […]
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on March 31, 2018 Recently, the Supreme Court reversed a Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decision involving the vesting of retiree medical benefits in employee collective bargaining agreements. In CNH Industrial v. Reese, 583 U. S. ____ (2018), the Court found that the lower court had misconstrued a collective […]
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on March 18, 2018 Although usually considered a household bug, bedbugs can be found anywhere that humans live or visit. They can be unknowingly brought into the workplace by employees, customers, clients and other visitors. What happens if bedbugs are discovered in the workplace? What are the employer’s obligations? […]
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on March 17, 2018 Historically, New York home health care aides have been paid for 13 hours of a 24-hour shift. This previously unchallenged practice, known as the “13-hour rule,” permitted employers of home care aides working 24-hour shifts to pay their employees for 13 hours of a 24-hour […]
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on March 10, 2018 On February 26, 2018, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued an Order vacating its recent decision which overturned the broad standard applied in determining joint employment. As we previously reported, on December 14, 2017, in Hy-Brand Industrial Contractors and Brandt Construction Co., the NLRB […]
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on March 3, 2018 The New York City council recently introduced a package of 11 bills entitled the “Stop Sexual Harassment in NYC Act.” The new legislation would require all businesses in New York City that employ at least 15 people to conduct sexual harassment training for employees. The […]
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on February 28, 2018 The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that employers engage in an interactive process before the employer can grant or deny any request for a reasonable accommodation. With the state of technological advances across many industries today, requests for telecommuting as an accommodation under the […]
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