Jennifer A. Shoemaker
United States Department of Labor Issues New Opinion Letters - Part 3
The third opinion letter issued by the US Department of Labor on March 14 addressed a New York law that contradicted federal overtime law...
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Jennifer A. Shoemaker
- Mar 20, 2019
- 1 min
United States Department of Labor Issues New Opinion Letters - Part 2
Another notable opinion from the U.S. Department of Labor letters issued on March 14 is that workers are not required to be paid for comm...
Jennifer A. Shoemaker
- Mar 15, 2019
- 1 min
United States Department Of Labor Issues New Opinion Letters
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued three opinion letters. This is the first of a series of blog posts addressing the le...
Jennifer A. Shoemaker
- Feb 18, 2019
- 1 min
NLRB Narrows Standard for "Protected Activity"
Another recent NLRB decision narrows the standard for what constitutes protected activity. In that case, a manager asked a group of airpo...
Jennifer A. Shoemaker
- Jan 18, 2019
- 4 min
Heading for Divorce? It Doesn't Have to be World War III
Depending on where you obtain your statistics, one third to one half of all marriages end in divorce. The perception is that divorce is a...
Jennifer A. Shoemaker
- Jan 15, 2019
- 1 min
Government Shutdown Continues to Affect Employers
As the government shutdown persists, private employers continue to be affected. As we discussed earlier this month, E-Verify remains shu...
Jennifer A. Shoemaker
- Mar 19, 2018
- 3 min
Second Circuit Holds that Sexual Orientation Discrimination is Sex Discrimination Under Title VII
On February 26, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit overruled its own precedent and became only the second Co...
Jennifer A. Shoemaker
- Nov 20, 2017
- 1 min
New Regulations Proposed for On-Call Workers
Employment laws might get tougher for employers in businesses that call workers in at the last minute. Around the holidays, it is especia...
Jennifer A. Shoemaker
- Jul 14, 2016
- 1 min
Updated Equal Pay Data Rule Issued
For over 50 years, federal contractors and private employers with more than 100 employees have completed the EEO-1 form to provide the U....
Paul F. Keneally
- Mar 21, 2016
- 4 min
Legal Experts Offer Guidance to Managers on Employment Issues
If one of your employees shows up for work drunk, you can fire them. But if they tell you they’re an alcoholic, you’ll probably have to...
Jennifer A. Shoemaker
- Feb 25, 2015
- 3 min
Happy Employees = Successful Business
It is easy to overlook employee morale when determining what makes a successful business. Unhappy employees are a serious concern for comp..
Jennifer A. Shoemaker
- Aug 5, 2014
- 4 min
New EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Guidelines
On July 14, the EEOC issued a 60-page “enforcement guidance” on pregnancy discrimination and related issues in the workplace, giving empl...
Jennifer A. Shoemaker
- Jun 6, 2014
- 2 min
Criminal Conviction Status & Employment
There has been a lot of talk in our area lately about “ban the box,” or not allowing employers to ask applicants at the initial applicati...
Jennifer A. Shoemaker
- Nov 18, 2013
- 3 min
High Court Decisions a Boon for Employers under Title VII
In June, the United States Supreme Court issued two decisions under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), both good news...
Jennifer A. Shoemaker
- Nov 19, 2012
- 3 min
What Labor Law Section 193 Amendments Mean
New York Labor Law § 193 and New York Compilation of Codes, Rules and Regulations Title 12, § 195.1 govern employer deductions from emplo...
Jennifer A. Shoemaker
- May 16, 2011
- 4 min
Court Gives Guidance on Improper Solicitation of Clients
In a unanimous decision, the New York State Court of Appeals ruled that, under certain circumstances, a business seller may give active a...
Jennifer A. Shoemaker
- Sep 20, 2010
- 3 min
State Passes Bill of Rights for Domestics
New York’s Domestic Workers Bill of Rights will take effect Nov. 29. The law is the culmination of a six year organizing campaign by Dome...
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