New York City paid sick time law will likely become effective *

USA - May 16 2013
On May 8, 2013, the New York City Council approved a legislative amendment that would create a statutory entitlement to sick time for employees…

Co-authors: Ian Gabriel Nanos, Susan Gross Sholinsky, Jeffrey M. Landes, Dean L. Silverberg, Anna A. Cohen.

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It's that time of year: New York employers must issue annual wage notices under the Wage Theft Prevention Act *

USA - January 3 2013
For the second time since the enactment of New York's Wage Theft Prevention Act ("WTPA"), New York employers must issue a written annual notice and…

Co-authors: Susan Gross Sholinsky, Jeffrey M. Landes, Dean L. Silverberg, Anna A. Cohen, Jennifer A. Goldman .

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Employers must update FCRA notices in background screening process by January 1, 2013 *

USA - December 21 2012
Effective January 1, 2013, employers must begin using a new Fair Credit Reporting Act ("FCRA") notice in connection with their background screening…

Co-authors: Susan Gross Sholinsky, Jeffrey M. Landes, Dean L. Silverberg, Anna A. Cohen, Jennifer A. Goldman .

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New York Labor Law significantly expands the scope of permissible wage deductions *

USA - September 11 2012
New York State has finally codified its position on permissible deductions from employees' wages.

Co-authors: Susan Gross Sholinsky, Jeffrey M. Landes, Dean L. Silverberg, Anna A. Cohen, Jennifer A. Goldman .

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NLRB's scrutiny of employment-at-will disclaimers signals a trend to employers *

USA - August 10 2012
In a move that signals a trend to employers, the Acting General Counsel ("AGC") of the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB" or "Board") recently claimed in two unrelated cases that allegedly overly broad "employment-at-will" disclaimers contained in employee handbooks have the effect of chilling or interfering with employees' exercise of their right under the National Labor Relations Act ("Act") to engage in protected concerted activity.

Co-authors: Susan Gross Sholinsky, Steven M. Swirsky, Dean L. Silverberg, Jennifer A. Goldman .

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