Employment Law for Employers

Leave privileges are crucial for every employee, offering time to manage personal and family matters. As an employer, it is essential to implement these efficiently to maintain compliance and a positive workplace. Integrating New York's Paid Family Leave (PFL) with...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be a boon and a bane for employees and employers. It helps boost productivity and increase profits, but it also increases layoffs and liability risk. With such a double-edged value proposition, employers need to consider its impact on...

A good employee handbook is valuable for New York employers. Your employee handbook helps employees understand both the policies and procedures of your company and provides you with an opportunity to illustrate your company’s culture. Benefits of an employee handbook...

Dealing with state-level employment laws can be challenging, mainly if some provisions only apply to specific types of employers based on their size and nature. For example, New York's pay transparency law covers companies that meet certain conditions, requiring...

Every employer has different approaches and strategies to handle employee misconduct. Nonetheless, no matter what disciplinary actions you apply in your workplace, you must know your limits under the laws. This will help you avoid claims, such as wrongful termination,...

New York employers know that allegations of bias, discrimination or harassment at their workplace can have a damaging impact on business reputation. Workplace harassment comes in many different forms and it is important to know what to do if an employee comes to you...

Businesses frequently must make tough choices in this ever-changing economic landscape to secure their survival and growth. One such choice may be to implement downsizing or layoffs. In such situations, a major concern for employers is how to avoid bias claims....

For many New York businesses, the information that employees have access to can be a fundamental part of its success. To account for the risk of sensitive data, strategies and concepts from being used by other companies if an employee chooses to leave, many companies...

When handling workplace issues, employers evaluate each situation based on the company’s implementing policies and practices, which are usually established in the company handbook. Similarly, employees rely on those written policies to enforce their rights. Having...

There are hiring practices that may seem ordinary to some hiring officers. However, they might not sit well with some applicants. Consequently, the company may face discrimination accusations because of these practices. It is an essential part of a company’s risk...