FEB 13, 2024 Plaintiff lawyers and testers have created a cottage industry of lawsuits filed against unsuspecting business owners concerning website accessibility claims under the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Title III. These cases have burdened small...
DEC 28, 2023 Labor Law Section §191 outlines the frequency by which employees must be paid1 . For employees defined as “manual workers” as defined below, wages must be paid weekly and not later than seven calendar days after the end of the week in which the wages are...
NOV 3, 2023 In most states in the United States, employer-employee relationships are presumed to be “at-will” absent unlawful firing based on certain protected characteristics including race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, and disability. However, there...
SEP 6, 2023 Some 83% of employers, including 99% of Fortune 500 companies[1], now use some form of automated tool as part of their hiring process, said the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s chair Charlotte Burrows at a January 31, 2023, hearing titled...
Aug 22, 2023 New York State and New York City are home to some of the most progressive laws in the country regarding discrimination in the workplace. Employers are generally advised to update their employment handbooks and policies and procedures to reflect the laws...
