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Effective June 25, 2020, New York State Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order 205 (“Order”) went into effect requiring that those who have spe...

In addition to Paul Keneally, this post was authored with input from Alina Nadir and Jennifer Shoemaker. On Friday May 29, 2020 during hi...

In addition to Paul Keneally, this post was authored with input from Alina Nadir and Jennifer Shoemaker. The State has released a templat...

In addition to Paul Keneally, this post was authored with input from Alina Nadir and Jennifer Shoemaker. Some developments as the state a...

New EEOC COVID-19 Guidance The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has revised its coronavirus guidance regarding disability...

Paul F. Keneally presented on a webinar hosted by the Genesee Valley Chapter Society for Human Resource Management. The webinar was regar...

Looking beyond the current Coronavirus crisis for a minute, several provisions of the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 New York State Budget propose...

Legislators have for many years sought to strengthen state and federal laws in order to prevent employers from engaging in gender discrim...

In a move that many employer groups had lobbied for, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a new final rule in January 202...

With the turn of the calendar to 2020, New York employers are now specifically prohibited from a various activity related to prospective ...

There is no generally affirmative duty under New York law to disclose or not disclose information about disciplinary action against emplo...

The fluctuating workweek half-time overtime option has been available for many years under federal law as a way for employers to reduce...

Observers noted a sharp divide among the United States Supreme Court Justices during oral argument of three cases before them on October ...

The New York State Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) Superintendent revealed the new Paid Family Leave (“PFL”) benefit and employe...

Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, employers who agree with employees who work a fluctuating number of hours each week to pay th...

The recent sad and tragic accident involving a young boy’s death at an outdoor grease trap at a local coffee shop brings to mind the duties

New York State Governor Cuomo is expected to sign a bill granting employees and former employees the power to lien real and personal prop...

The determination of the regular rate of pay for employees who are non-exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and, therefore,...

As part of the New York fiscal year 2020 budget announced April 1, 2019, Election Law Section 3-110 was immediately amended to allow work...

This question and answer was printed in a Monroe County Medical Society 2019 Bulletin. This relatively short question implicates many emp...