Paul F. Keneally
EEOC Offers Latest Advice on Propriety of Employer COVID Testing
As the COVID pandemic wanes, the EEOC has repeatedly updated its guidance on COVID testing by an employer. In its latest version. . .
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Ryan T. Biesenbach
- Oct 21
- 2 min
Reminder: Employee Time Off to Vote and Posting Requirements
The 2022 elections are just over two weeks away on November 8, 2022. Employers across NY are again required to comply with Section 3-110...
Paul F. Keneally
- Sep 12
- 1 min
Addition Needed to Sexual Harassment Notices, Policies, and Training
The New York State Sexual Harassment Complaint Hotline (toll-free 1.800.427.2773), authorized by law in early 2022, is now open. . .
Paul F. Keneally
- Jul 19
- 2 min
Federal DOL Wage & Hour Division Releases Fact Sheet on Mental Health and the FMLA
The DOL released its “Mental Health Conditions and the FMLA Fact Sheet (#280) in May 2022.
Ryan T. Biesenbach
- Jul 5
- 2 min
Statewide Pay Transparency Law on the Horizon
New statewide requirements for employers of 4+ employees to include certain information for job openings, promotions, or transfers.
Stephanie B. Hoffmann
- May 20
- 4 min
The Ever-So-Handy Handbook
By law, employers are required to provide employees with an ever-increasing amount of information, policies, notices and acknowledgments...
Stephanie B. Hoffmann
- Apr 29
- 2 min
Nursing Home Staffing Levels Requirement Update
In June 2021, former Gov. Cuomo approved a law that established minimum staffing levels for nursing homes and required nursing homes to...
Underberg & Kessler
- Apr 29
- 1 min
Keneally Recognized as a Power 20 - Labor & Employment Law
Paul F. Keneally was chosen to be on The Daily Record’s Power 20 Labor & Employment Law list for 2022.
Aaron M. Griffin
- Apr 26
- 6 min
Probing New York’s Reframed Role and Protections for Whistleblowers
NYS Legislature amended its bedrock labor statute to recalibrate statutory protections afforded whistleblowers and would-be whistleblowers.
Paul F. Keneally
- Apr 12
- 2 min
New Federal Overtime Rule Expected Soon
Whenever discussing the law governing the payment of overtime to non-exempt employees, we must also discuss federal and state laws.
Ryan T. Biesenbach
- Apr 12
- 1 min
Form I-9 Slated for Revisions
The current version of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services’ Employment Eligibility Verification form or Form I-9 – is being revised.
Ryan T. Biesenbach
- Mar 22
- 2 min
HERO Act “Airborne Infectious Disease” Designation Not Renewed
The designation of COVID-19 as an “airborne infectious disease likely to cause serious harm to the public” was not renewed by the NYSCOH.
Paul F. Keneally
- Mar 21
- 2 min
State Strengthens Anti-Sexual and Other Harassment Laws Once Again
NYS further enhanced the laws against sexual and other harassment at work when Governor Hochul signed three new bills into law.
Paul F. Keneally
- Feb 21
- 1 min
New York State Grants Three-Month Extension to Nurses Subject to the COVID Vaccine Booster Deadline
New York State has delayed the deadline for at least three (3) months after facing heavy lobbying from health care facilities.
Ryan T. Biesenbach
- Feb 11
- 2 min
NY Eases Mask Mandate, Clarifies COVID Paid Sick Leave Benefits
Beginning Thursday, February 10, 2022, New York will lift the statewide mask mandate for businesses and other indoor spaces.
Alina Nadir
- Feb 3
- 2 min
NY DOL’s January 2021 COVID-19 Sick Leave Guidance Rescinded
The New York Department of Labor’s January 2021 “Guidance on Use of COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave” has been officially rescinded.
Ryan T. Biesenbach
- Jan 26
- 2 min
NY Mask Mandate Remains in Force, For Now
The Honorable Robert J. Miller restored the mandate that requires businesses to have a mask requirement
Ryan T. Biesenbach
- Jan 13
- 3 min
U.S. Supreme Court Blocks OSHA’s Vaccine-or-Test Rule
On January 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court released decisions concerning the vaccine-or-test rule on U.S. businesses with 100+ employees.
Katherine T. McCarley
- Jan 7
- 3 min
NYSDOH Interim Updated Isolation And Quarantine Guidance
On January 4, 2022, NYSDOH released an updated guidance, adopting CDC’s recommendations on isolation and quarantine for the general public.
Katherine T. McCarley
- Jan 7
- 3 min
NYSDOH Shortened Isolation Period Guidance Limited to Healthcare Workers
The CDC and NYSDOH have issued guidance on new isolation and quarantine recommendations of healthcare and other essential workers.
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