by Peter A. Romero | Aug 6, 2024 | New York Labor Law
Salary-Based Exemptions that Apply to New York Workers New York Labor Law Protections | Minimum Wage Requirements Under New York law, workers are generally afforded certain protections, though some of those guarantees do not apply to workers who have salaries above a...
by Peter A. Romero | Jul 6, 2024 | Workplace Discrimination
Protecting Your Rights in the Workplace You spend about a third of your adult life at work. Not everyone can have their dream job, but, at a minimum, you shouldn’t have to tolerate discriminatory conduct. Let’s look at some of the basic questions you may have about...
by Peter A. Romero | Jun 2, 2024 | Covid 19
New York Workers Still Have Right to COVID-Related Paid Leave Emergency Paid Leave Still Mandatory More than four years ago, as the COVID-19 pandemic swept the nation and the world, New York legislators responding by passing the Paid Emergency Leave Act, which granted...
by Peter A. Romero | May 21, 2024 | EEOC
New Law to Go Into Effect on June 18, 2024 Nearly two years ago, the U.S. Congress approved, and President Biden signed, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), a federal statute that ensures that workers have adequate protections when pregnant, facing childbirth or...
by Peter A. Romero | Apr 16, 2024 | Social Media Privacy in the Workplace
New York Enacts Law Prohibiting Employers from Wrongful Access Recognizing that employers may wrongfully use an applicant or employee’s personal social media activity against a worker, New York has joined a number of other states across the country by enacting...
