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New York

Yonkers diner to serve up back pay for FLSA violations

05/09/2016
Diner will pay $101,467 in back wages to employees.

COBRA coverage debatable after firing for misconduct

05/09/2016
Employees fired for misconduct are not eligible for continued health insurance.

OK to set limits on intermittent ADA leave

05/09/2016
If employees have disabilities that flare up periodically, be prepared to provide reasonable accommodations—within limits.

Making employee a ‘corporation’ doesn’t make her an independent contractor

05/09/2016
A court has dismissed a company’s assertion that a former employee now working and being paid as a corporation means the employee was no longer an employee.

ADA: ‘Unlimited’ sick days aren’t reasonable

05/09/2016
At some point, providing more leave interferes with performance of the job’s essential functions. That point is easily reached when the employee demands unlimited sick days as an accommodation.

Sometimes Facebook posts can lead to discipline

05/09/2016
Despite recent court rulings, some social media items can be bad enough to warrant termination.

The NLRB announces list of new priorities

04/27/2016
Fresh off an active year in which the National Labor Relations Board announced expansive new employee handbook rules, the NLRB just released an updated list of priorities that should worry employers.

Predictable scheduling picks up steam

04/26/2016
State attorneys general want to know what major retailers are doing to make their employees’ work lives more predictable.

5 ways to minimize the adverse impact of off-duty conduct

04/13/2016
Attempts to regulate workers’ activities during off-duty hours pit employers, who want highly productive workers (and low insurance costs), against employees, who claim any restrictions amount to “lifestyle discrimination.”

Proposed regs issued for fed contractors’ paid sick leave

04/08/2016
Last fall, President Obama signed Executive Order 13706, requiring most large federal contractors and subcontractors to provide at least seven paid sick days per year to employees working on federal contracts.