At the end of 2017, President Trump signed into law The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) that includes significant changes in the employee benefits area, most of which became effective on January 1, 2018. The following is a brief description of some of the...
As January draws to a close, New York employers are confronting the reality of many new laws and regulations that govern the employment relationship – from the new Paid Family Leave law, to the new federal tax law. We are also tracking several newly-signed and...
Just say no!Of course, the Aziz Ansari “date debacle” (or whatever it was) was not a workplace harassment situation. First, Mr. Ansari and his anonymous date were not co-workers. Second, Mr. Ansari may have been “forward,” but it...
Here’s what employers need to know. Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and its Office of Civil Rights announced that they would be enhancing the legal protections for healthcare workers with religious or moral objections to...
Can an employee, terminated for refusing to submit to a “reasonable suspicion” drug test, sue the employer for discrimination?According to one recent federal district court opinion (and good ol’ common sense), the answer is no.James Tombeno worked for FedEx...
