By: Danielle Manahan A common practice when looking at and interviewing prospective employees is to ask for information on their salary history. This information is surely useful in determining the applicant’s level of experience or calculating the salary offer you present to a successful candidate. However, under a recent law […]
By: Nikki R. Breeland Many businesses – both startups and mature companies — may be surprised to find that workers they have classified as “independent contractors” or “1099’s” may in fact be defined as employees by courts, tribunals, and government agencies – resulting in significant fines and penalties. Often, employers […]
By: Nikki R. Breeland If you plan to hire new employees, and are accustomed to handing your candidates a form asking about their criminal history, then listen up. New laws, referred to as “Fair Chance” laws, subject employers engaging in such traditional job inquiries to fines and damages. In fact, […]
New York State has recently enacted a sweeping new set of laws to prevent workplace sexual harassment, which require every employer to adopt a written sexual-harassment prevention policy. The law also imposes significant restrictions on the resolution of sexual harassment claims, makes certain provisions unlawful in settlement and non-disclosure agreements, […]
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