For years, employee interest in unions has dwindled. But a pandemic, persistent income inequality and high unemployment—not to mention the most pro-union Presidential administration in generations—have all converged to flip that script. 5,800 workers at an Amazon...
For the past year, an astounding 44 percent of employees have been working remotely full time, and two-thirds of employees have been working remotely at least one day per week. With vaccination rates on the rise and offering a light at the end of the pandemic tunnel,...
Science! Wednesday was Equal Pay Day, the day on which women’s pay finally catches up to that of their male counterparts. They say that a woman has to work from January 1 through March 24, 2021, in addition to all of calendar year 2020, to make as much money as...
On Friday March 12, 2021, Governor Cuomo signed into law legislation which requires that beginning March 12, 2021, all New York employers must provide up to four hours of paid leave per COVID-19 vaccine injection. Below are the salient features of the new law: Who is...
Here’s the “carrot,” after last week’s “stick.” Last week, I wrote about the “Notorious Nine” mistakes that employers make when dealing with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Today I’ll be more positive,...
