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Posted on Nov 8, 2019 on Musings from an HR Attorney by Robert G. Brody
The difference between the Obama and Trump Administrations is historic. Since before the election, we knew a Trump Administration would dramatically rewrite the landscape. Now, three years in, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is …
Posted on Oct 25, 2019 on Legislative Updates by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Employees in New York City may soon receive personal time in addition to safe and sick time. There is a pending bill before the New York City Council which would allow each employee (of an …
Posted on Oct 25, 2019 on News, NLRB, Social Media Policies by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Rules for social media policies have long made employers feel like they are walking on egg shells. Thankfully, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) recently provided some clarity in the CVS Health Case, No. 31-CA-210099. …
Posted on Oct 10, 2019 on Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, Retaliation by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Obesity alone is not a disability under the Americans with Disability Act (“ADA”) or so holds the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. The Seventh Circuit is the federal appeals court for Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin. …
Posted on Oct 10, 2019 on Privacy Rights, Special Alerts, Tips of the Month by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
We hope it comes as no surprise to employers in Connecticut that the state has an electronic monitoring law which requires public and private employers to give advance notice to employees if their activities will …
Posted on Oct 4, 2019 on Legislative Updates, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Minimum wage workers in Connecticut now earn $11 an hour as of October 1st. Are you in compliance? Employers should make sure to alert their payroll company of this rate increase as the payroll company …
Posted on Sep 30, 2019 on Firm Happenings, Firm News and Victories by Brody and Associates
Brody and Associates is excited to announce our own Katherine Bogard will be speaking at the Senior Executive Women’s Network Health and Wellness Panel on October 16, 2019. Kate will discuss trending legal issues employers …
Posted on Sep 30, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legislative Updates, Sex, Sexual Orientation by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
This just in: Employers in New York State can still compel arbitration of sexual harassment claims under certain circumstances. This is great news for employers. In Latif v. Morgan Stanley Co. LLC, a case out …
Posted on Sep 30, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, Retaliation, Sex, Sexual Orientation by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
As we previously wrote, earlier this year the Supreme Court agreed to hear three closely watched cases which could decide once and for all whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act protects employees from …
Posted on Sep 24, 2019 on Immigration Related Issues, Legal Updates by Bruce E. Buchanan
As expected, on August 27, 2019, the USCIS announced employers should continue using the current I-9 form with the expiration date of August 31, 2019 even after that date has passed. The USCIS said employers …