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Posted on Nov 8, 2023 on Employment, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
Connecticut has implemented a new law designed to shield registered nurses (RNs) from “abusive” overtime practices. This law became effective on October 1, 2023, and was part of the state budget which was signed into …
Posted on Oct 19, 2023 on Employment, Legislative Updates by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
Starting July 31, 2023, all employers with employees working in New Jersey are required to immediately and simultaneously report to the New Jersey Department of Labor (the “NJ DOL”) certain information relating to terminated employees. …
Posted on Oct 18, 2023 on Employment, Legislative Updates, Union Issues by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
Earlier this month, New York became the latest state to ban mandatory captive audience meetings when Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law Senate Bill 4982 and Assembly Bill 6604, amending New York Labor Law Section 201-d …
Posted on Oct 6, 2023 on Employment, Legislative Updates, Wage and Hour by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Luis A. Torres
Governor Ned Lamont recently announced that, commencing on January 1, 2024, Connecticut’s minimum wage of $15.00 will increase to $15.69 an hour. This marks the state’s inaugural economic indicator-driven minimum wage increase. This adjustment is …
Posted on Oct 2, 2023 on Employment, Labor Management Issues, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, NLRB by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Luis A. Torres
This past month, in Stericycle, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced a new amorphous legal standard it will use to judge whether union-free employer’s rules and policies are lawful under the National Labor Relations …
Posted on Sep 15, 2023 on Employment, Family and Medical Leave Act, Legislative Updates by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Luis A. Torres
In August 2023, Colorado expanded employees’ rights under Colorado’s paid sick leave law. The new amendments to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplace Act (“HFWA”), which originally passed in 2022, allows employees additional uses of …
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 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 Jul 20, 2023 on Employment, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
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. The bill now moves to the Governor’s desk for execution. What’s …