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Posted on Sep 7, 2023 on Legal Updates, Religious by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Luis A. Torres
When considering religious accommodation, employers have enjoyed great latitude with accepting or rejecting requested religious accommodations. This was thanks in large part to the Supreme Court’s 1977 ruling in Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Hardison, which …
Posted on Aug 24, 2023 on Employment, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, Published Articles by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
Published in the Rockland County Business Journal on July 27, 2023 Last month, New York State’s Assembly joined the State’s Senate in passing legislation that would institute a total ban on non-compete agreements in New York. …
Posted on Aug 22, 2023 on Legal Updates, Legislative Updates by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Luis A. Torres
As of June 21, 2023, New York implemented new amendments to the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (“WARN”) Act. Many states have WARN Acts, which mandate certain notices (and, sometimes, compensation) when …
Posted on Aug 21, 2023 on Legal Updates, Union Issues by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
Labor Peace Agreements (“LPA”) are nothing new. They generally require employers to agree not to oppose unionization and in return unions usually promise not to strike; sometimes by agreement and sometimes by legal mandate. The …
Posted on Aug 7, 2023 on Employment, Family and Medical Leave Act, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Luis A. Torres
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed a new law that expands the circumstances in which workers can use state-mandated paid sick leave, effective October 1, 2023. The Connecticut Paid Sick Leave Law, originally passed in 2012, …
Posted on Aug 7, 2023 on Employment, Legal Updates by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Luis A. Torres
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) announced a plan allowing employers to complete the I-9 Form without actually inspecting the Form I-9 supporting documentation (license, birth certificate, passport, …
Posted on Jul 20, 2023 on Union Issues by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
By now, most have heard of the ongoing saga surrounding Starbucks and its over 400 locations which have filed with the federal National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) to hold union elections. To date, over 400 …
Posted on Jul 19, 2023 on Age, Employment, Labor Management Issues by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
Earlier this year, several Quick Serve Restaurant (“QSR”) franchises were found to have violated wage and hour laws by illegally employing minors. The total penalty imposed was $212,754. Perhaps more important was the reputational damage …
Posted on Jul 18, 2023 on Employment, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Luis A. Torres
The New York legislature passed Assembly Bill 1029C (“the Clean Slate Act”) this week, sending yet another bill impacting employers to New York Governor Holcolmb’s desk (currently legislation banning all non-competes in New York is …
Posted on Jul 12, 2023 on Employment, Legal Updates by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Luis A. Torres
Last month, a federal jury awarded employees $22 million in back wages, the largest recorded verdict obtained by the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”), after finding a Pennsylvania company failed to properly pay workers for …