14 hours agoNew York State Passes Paid Sick Leave Law That Is Unrelated to COVID-19 Paid Sick LeaveNew York State recently added Section 196-b to the New York Labor Law, implementing statewide paid sick leave as of the 2020-2021 fiscal...
14 hours agoDepartment of Labor to Pull Back on Seeking Pre-litigation Liquidated Damages from EmployersAs one of the measures calling for economic relief for those affected by COVID-19, in May, 2020, President Trump’s office issued an...
Jun 29Updated Guidance Regarding Summer Camps And Summer Programs Under FFCRA Paid LeaveWe previously issued a legal bulletin addressing how summer vacation affects the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)...
Jun 29Executive Order 205-Employees Who Quarantine for Travel Advisory are NOT Entitled to Paid Sick LeaveWe previously issued a legal bulletin addressing Executive Order 205, which originally was silent on whether employees who traveled from...
Jun 26Executive Order 205 Self-Quarantine Requirement and its Impact on Employers The New York Department of Health (“DOH”) recently issued Interim Guidance for Quarantine Restrictions in response to Governor Cuomo’s...
Jun 23What to do when an Employee Tests Positive, has Symptoms, or is Exposed to COVID-19The New York Department of Health (“DOH”) recently issued revised Interim Guidance for infected and exposed employees to COVID-19. The...
Jun 22Can Employees Collect Workers’ Compensation Benefits for COVID-19?The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board (“WCB”) recently issued updated guidance regarding benefit eligibility for COVID-19...
Jun 1Changes in the Office Mandated for Phase 2 ReopeningAs cities and states across the U.S. begin phased reopening of businesses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control...
May 29How Summer Vacation Affects FFCRA Paid LeaveThe Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) provides for, among other things, up to 12 weeks of paid...
May 27Employer Recording and Reporting OSHA Requirements for COVID-19 The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) requires certain covered employers to record and report serious...
May 19Developing Business Safety Plans for Reopenings - COVID-19States recently have begun transitioning from combating COVID-19 to reopening of certain non-essential businesses. On May 15, 2020...
Apr 6The CARES Act & It's Impact on America's Labor ForceA record 6,648,000 Americans filed for unemployment benefits for the week ending March 28, 2020, which marked an increase of 3,341,000...
Mar 30Exemptions Under the Families First Coronavirus Response ActOn Tuesday, March 24, 2020, our firm published a legal briefing outlining the New York State and federal COVID-19 paid leave benefits...
Mar 24COVID-19 and Paid Leave BenefitsOn March 18, 2020, Governor Andrew Cuomo and President Donald Trump signed into law legislation providing paid sick leave and job...
Mar 13Employment Law Considerations Regarding Addressing Coronavirus Related Issues In The WorkplaceCOVID-19 (“Coronoavirus”) presents an evolving health issue with complex problems for employers to address as they work to maintain workplac
Feb 11What's next for the proposed Equal Rights Amendment? Today, P&F's Elizabeth Cordello was a guest on WXXI's Connections with Evan Dawson to discuss the Equal Rights Amendment. You can listen ...
Oct 14, 2019Connections: Discussing pregnancy discrimination in the workplaceElizabeth Cordello spoke with WXXI regarding pregnancy discrimination in the workplace.
Sep 26, 2019U.S. Department of Labor Issues Final Rule on FLSA Overtime Exemption RequirementsOn September 24, 2019, the United States Department of Labor issued its long-awaited final rule regarding the annual salary threshold.
May 30, 2019 U.S. DOL Proposes New Overtime Exemption Rules to Expand Overtime Coverage for WorkersOn March 7, 2019, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) announced a proposed rule that would increase the salary threshold for exempt
May 29, 2019New York Amends Election Law to Increase Paid Voting Leave to Three HoursEmployers must allow all employees who are registered voters up to three hours of paid time off during "any election".