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Posted on Aug 20, 2021 on Employment-at-Will / Restrictive Covenants, Labor Management Issues, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
August 1, 2021 – Earlier this year, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed legislation which expands the city’s 2017 Fair Work Week Law (the “Act”) as it relates to fast food employees. De …
Posted on Jul 29, 2021 on Covid-19, Featured, Legal Updates by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
July 27, 2021 Yesterday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (the “CDC”) issued new recommendations for all teachers and students to wear masks this upcoming school year, regardless of vaccination status. It further recommended …
Posted on Jul 29, 2021 on Featured, Labor Management Issues, Legal Updates, News, Workplace Safety by Robert G. Brody and Samantha E. Agosto (Law Student)
As the pandemic days of Zoom meetings in pajama pants wind to a close (or so we hope), and more Americans return to their offices, the question on everyone’s mind is – Can employers mandate …
Posted on Jul 29, 2021 on Firm Happenings, Firm News and Victories by Brody and Associates
Brody and Associates is pleased to announce Samantha E. Agosto has joined our Firm as a Senior Administrative Assistant. Samantha is a Cum Laude graduate of Johnson and Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island where she was …
Posted on Jul 29, 2021 on Immigration Related Issues, Legal Updates by Bruce E. Buchanan
After almost a year since the last decision concerning the amount of I-9 penalties, OCAHO (the federal administrative agency that issues decisions involving I-9 violations) issued a decision in United States v. Psychosomatic Fitness, LLC, …
Posted on Jul 29, 2021 on Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, News, Workplace Safety by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
Last month Governor Cuomo signed new COVID-19 related legislation which amended the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (the “HERO Act” or the “Act”). The amendment was made to provide clarity to employers regarding …
Posted on Jul 29, 2021 on Featured, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, News by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
On June 22, 2021, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law An Act Concerning Responsible and Equitable Regulation of Adult-Use Cannabis (the “Act”). Among other things, the Act allows adult possession of up to 5 …
Posted on Jul 29, 2021 on Labor Management Issues, Legal Updates, Privacy Rights by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
July 9, 2021 Walmart has been accused of violating a worker’s privacy by utilizing voice recognition software to track the employee’s work without first obtaining his consent. The former warehouse worker, Andrew Barton, is seeking …
Posted on Jun 21, 2021 on Labor Management Issues, Legal Updates, NLRB by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
In late May, President Biden nominated veteran union lawyer, Gwynne Wilcox, to fill the vacancy on the National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB”). Wilcox is currently a Partner at the union-side labor law firm of …
Posted on Jun 21, 2021 on Labor Management Issues, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
Employers, Employees and Independent Contractors – meet Network Workers. In a new bill proposed in New York, the legislators, with the support of a number of labor unions, have proposed a new classification of workers …