GOOD NEWS YOU SAY? What a delight to share information that could make life easier for employers! On July 21, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a streamlined, “alternative procedure” and a new I9 form. The new form … Read More
Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), nonexempt employees are entitled to minimum wage and overtime for all hours worked over 40 hours a work week. For great information on classifying employees as exempt or nonexempt, please refer to … Read More
Responding to a now deleted Craigslist ad for a job in NYC, an applicant requested salary information under the law. While the New York state pay transparency law goes into effect September 2023, the NYC statute took place November 2022. … Read More
The dog days of summer are not happening in the workplace! Between the recent SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the US) rulings, an active NLRB and state and federal law changes, HR is not getting a summer break. Here is a … Read More
Today, the US Supreme Court unanimously imposed a higher standard to measure an employer’s burden in granting a religious accommodation under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Since 1977, the standard of undue hardship an employer had to … Read More