‘Big Change’: NY Lawyers Eye Upcoming Employer Mandate to Provide Paid Leave for Prenatal Care
ALBANY, NY (New York Law Journal) — New York’s first-in-the-nation prenatal paid family leave law takes effect as the ball drops in Times Square on Jan. 1, requiring…
How To File a Wage and Hour Claim in New York State
If you’ve faced unpaid wages, lack of overtime, or other wage violations at work, know that you have rights, as well as options for taking action. Filing a wage and hour claim…
Prenatal Leave, Other Changes in New York Law to Prepare For 2025
Employers and employees alike should be aware that, when the new year rings in, New York state employers will be required to provide paid breaks for breast milk expression. The…
Understanding Your FERS Disability Retirement Eligibility
If you are no longer able to perform your job at a productive level, whether you are a current federal employee or have just left your agency within the past year, you may be…
Lawyer explains Baldwinsville superintendent termination hearing process
New York — A lawyer in education law has explained the process of an impartial hearing, revolving around the possible termination of Baldwinsville Superintendent Jason Thomson.…
Appeal over wrestler’s eligibility filed against Indian River Central School District, Section III
Dec. 23—PHILADELPHIA — An appeal to the state education commissioner is in the works over an Indian River Central School District student who is now deemed ineligible to…
Judge Suspends Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Nationwide
R. Stan Baker, U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Georgia, issued a 28-page ruling following a preliminary injunction for contractors and subcontractors in Kentucky,…
Employers must ensure compliance with harassment prevention training
The failure of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo to acknowledge he took part in sexual harassment prevention training — regulations that he signed into law — underscores the oversight…