Occupational Health & Safety News and Insights
Occupational Health & Safety News and Insights
This article was written by Mark A. Konkel, Diana R. Hamar & Nicholas J. Kromka and originally posted to Kelley Drye’s Labor Days Blog.
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) is effective today, April 1. In honor of this undoubtedly daunting occasion for employers with less than 500 employees, we analyze the…
This article was originally posted to Kelley Drye’s Labor Days Blog.
On the evening of Monday, March 16, the House amended the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) (HR 6201) by amending the bill with what are being called “technical corrections.”
The previous bill, passed by the House on March 14, contained two main…
This article was written by Mark A. Konkel & Alison Frimmel and originally posted to Kelley Drye’s Labor Days Blog.
With the arrival of 2019 novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) to the United States, employers should begin thinking about strategies to mitigate business interruptions, ensure employee safety, and avoid unnecessary litigation.
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Employers should…
This article was written by Barbara E. Hoey & Nidhi Srivastava and originally posted to Kelley Drye’s Labor Days Blog.
As we close the books on 2019, and enter the new decade, New York employers should keep a list of all new legislation handy. Below is our brief summary of legislation effective 2020.
New…
This article was written by Mark A. Konkel & Diana R. Hamar and originally posted to Kelley Drye’s Labor Days blog.
Governor Cuomo signed the groundbreaking harassment legislation that we previously covered here on August 12, 2019. The law profoundly alters the landscape of harassment claims in New York and how employers should be…
This article was written by Barbara E. Hoey & Diana R. Hamar, and originally posted to Kelley Drye’s Labor Days Blog.
With the crowd’s chant of “equal pay” echoing at the Women’s World Cup soccer match and again as the champions float down the Canyon of Heroes, the issue of pay equality continues…
This article was written by Constantine (Dino) Koutsoubas, Jennifer Fischer, and Matthew C. Luzadder and originally posted to Kelley Drye’s Labor Days Blog.
On June 25, 2019, Governor Jay B. Pritzker signed the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (HR1438) (“Cannabis Act”) into law. When the law goes into effect on January 1,…
This article was written by Nicholas J. Kromka, Jennie Woltz, and Mark A. Konkel, and originally posted to Kelley Drye’s Labor Days Blog.
Ah, summer: less-demanding schedules, lighter workloads, and a more relaxed work wardrobe. In keeping with the professional reputation of lawyers as killjoys, however, we recommend that HR professionals…
This article was written by Barbara E. Hoey and Steven R. Nevolis, and originally posted to Kelley Drye’s Labor Days Blog.
As we close the books on 2018, New York employers really cannot relax after the bombardment of last year’s employment law changes. Many of these laws will require new levels of compliance…
This article was written by Janine Fletcher-Thomas and Matthew Luzadder, and originally posted on Kelley Drye’s Labor Days Blog.
In August 2018, Illinois governor Bruce Rauner signed House Bill 1595 (“HB 1595”) amending the Illinois Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act (the “Act”) to provide paid break time to nursing mothers “as…
