May  2010 Whistleblower Protections Afforded by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act May  2010 Labor Law 193 Deductions from Wages April  2010 New York WARN Act Amendments April  2010 Federal Law - Right to Express Breast Milk in the Workplace April  2010 HIRE Act March  2010 Labor Law 195 Guidlines January  2010 Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2010 December  2009 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act December  2009 Employers May Devise Their Own Acknowledgement Forms November  2009 Recent Developments - FMLA Amendments and New EEOC Poster October  2009 Liability for Acts of Independent Contractors September  2009 Amendments to New York Labor Law and New York Human Rights… August  2009 NYC Human Rights Law Developments March  2009 U. S. Supreme Court Clarifies Title VIIs Anti-Retaliation Provisions February  2009 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Provisions February  2009 I-9 Form and E-Verify February  2009 Additional Social Security Number Restrictions February  2009 Executive Orders Impacting Federal Contractors February  2009 New York Amends Criminal Conviction Records Laws January  2009 The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act November  2008 New FMLA Regulations November  2008 WARN Statute November  2008 One-Time Stock Award Deemed a “Gift” to Union Employees September  2008 The ADA Amendments Act of 2008 August  2008 New York Labor and Employment Law Developments April  2008 Denial of Transfer May Constitute Adverse Employment Action April  2008 Title VII - Association Discrimination February  2008 Proposed Changes to FMLA Regulations February  2008 FLSA and pre-approval rule for overtime work February  2008 Amendments to FMLA Enacted January  2008 FMLA Expands to Protect Military Families January  2008 New NLRB Rules Regarding E-Mail and Non-Solicitation Policies January  2008 Clarification of the Health Care Whistleblower Law Coming … November  2007 Revisions to the I-9 Form October  2007 New York Labor Law Amendment Requires Written Agreement for Commissioned Sales Representatives October  2007 NY Law – Right to Express Breast Milk in the Workplace April  2007 NY Social Security Number Protection Act October  2006 National Labor Relations Board Refines Definitions for Supervisory Status September  2006 Second Circuit Issues Decision Applying Recent Supreme Court Case on Retaliation September  2006 U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Revisions to I-9 Recordkeeping Requirements February  2006 The Status Of Paralegals and Maintence Employees Under The Fair Labor Standards Act January  2006 Compensation Guidelines For Volunteers January  2006 Department of Labor Opines on When Employers Can Deduct Salary from Exempt Employees Who Do Not Report to Work During Inclement Weather November  2005 New York's Information Security Breach and Notification Act November  2005 Undocumented Alien Workers are Entitled to Sue for Lost Wages Under NY Law November  2005 Amendment To The New York City Human Rights Act: The Local Civil Rights Restoration Act of 2005 July  2005 The Federal Trade Commission Issues New Rules July  2005 Northern District Hold Recent Amendments to New York Labor Law May  2005 Supreme Court Decision Permits Disparate Impact Claims Under ADEA April  2005 New Amendments to USERRA April  2005 Criminal Background Checks of Non-Licensed Care Givers in Nursing Homes & Home Care February  2005 WARN Act Exception Applies to Arthur Anderson Because Layoffs Were Unforeseeable November  2004 First Interpretation of NYC Human Rights Law anti-discrimination protection for employee victims of domestic violence October  2004 DOL Has Published Draft Regulation Interpreting USERRA August  2004 Second Circuit strikes down long-standing home companion exemption to FLSA July  2004 Department of Labor Issues Final Regulations under Fair Labor Standards Act June  2004 Department of Labor Issues Final COBRA Notice Regulations March  2004 Federal Agencies Solicit Comments on Internet Recordkeeping Rule January  2004 New York City Amends Human Rights Law December  2003 FACT is signed into Law December  2003 Avoiding Holiday Party Headaches April  2003 Comments on NYC Smoke-Free Air Act 2002 and Westchester Smoke-Free Worksite Law February  2000 Stakes Raised for Employers if VAWA Upheld June  1998 Perils of Temporary Employees: Liability Lurks Under Several Federal Statutes January  1998 Regarded as Disabled Claims Under the ADA: Safety Net or Catch-All