Happy Holidays We are grateful everyday to have so many amazing clients. As always, working with you is an honor. 2024 brought a great addition to our team of lawyers, Martine Wayne, who has a strong HR background. We all look forward … Read More
A couple of weeks ago, the New York City Council introduced a bill to allow pet-owning employees to use their paid sick leave to care for their animals. Currently, earned sick time may be used for personal health needs, to … Read More
What happened in the house of SHRM? Last week, a judge denied the Society for Human Resource Management’s attempt to prevent a jury trial on charges of maliciously engaging in race discrimination. The judge put it best: this is a … Read More
We all knew the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) would be a game changer. While challenges to the PWFA work their was through the courts, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC) is wasting no time enforcing the new law. In … Read More
Fed Ex wants its employees with medical restrictions to stay out of work until they are “100% healed.” Until medical restrictions were completely lifted, employees were forced to take unpaid medical leave, and some eventually terminated. It is certainly a … Read More