On July 9, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy which provided sweeping initiatives designed to promote workers’ interests, and competition. More specifically, the Order includes, “72 initiatives by more than a dozen federal agencies to promptly tackle some of the most pressing competition problems across our economy.”[1] […]
Do you have an expectation of privacy for employee work emails? Should you anticipate your employer reading your emails and other messages even if they have nothing to do with work? According to the law, yes, your employer can read your emails. And employees have no expectation of privacy in the workplace. Employers can legally […]
The COVID-19 Pandemic changed everyone’s lives. Some changes, like working from home, online schooling, and social distancing, became prominent topics of everyday conversation. Now, while restrictions continue to lessen on a seemingly daily basis, there is one group of people whom many took for granted during the height of the pandemic. Those people are the […]
Has your employer threatened to dock your wages? Did they force you to work hours for which you were not paid? Unfortunately, these hour and wage violations or variations of these violations are all too common in the workplace. If your right to wages was violated, you might receive back wages. In some cases, you […]
Your employer has a right to limit what you listen to while in the workplace. Some employers have even implemented policies regarding music and other media in the workplace. If you violent this policy, your employer has a right to discipline you. What do you need to know about discrimination and music in the workplace? […]
The COVID-19 health pandemic changed a lot of things in the workplace. Some of these changes were temporary, while others continue now and are expected to continue for the foreseeable future. Do these changes apply to non-compete agreements that affect employees? What is a Non-Compete Agreement? Many employers require employees to sign non-compete agreements. Most […]
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a law that allows employees to take a leave of absence from work for up to 12 weeks per year to deal with medical issues affecting themselves or their families. Employees often use this leave to care for an ill family member. One of the most common […]
On May 5, 2021, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (“HERO Act”), adding two new sections to the New York Labor Law. The HERO Act requires all New York employers to implement extensive workplace health and safety protections against COVID-19 and other airborne infectious diseases. Notably, […]
On March 31, 2021, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the New York Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (“MRTA”). The MRTA expands the use of medical cannabis, legalizes recreational use of cannabis for adults 21 and older, and institutes the Office of Cannabis Management within the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control to regulate […]
If you work in a non-union business, do you have a right to unionize? A union helps employees organize and protect their rights in the workplace. Employers can easily ignore the concerns or demands of a single employee, but when they unionize and work together, employers have a lesser choice but to take them seriously. […]
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