Kristine Sova provides an array of labor and employment legal services in a variety of industries across both the for-profit and non-profit sectors. Her labor and employment legal services are listed below. Click any section to read more.
Have you heard of “spread of hours” pay, “split shift” pay, and “call-in” pay? Don’t be surprised if you haven’t. New York has three extra pay requirements that aren’t found in the New York Labor Law, but rather in industry-specific wage orders promulgated by the Commissioner of Labor. The result is that some of the … Read more
By October 9, every employer in New York State is required to adopt a sexual harassment prevention policy that meets or exceeds certain minimum standards. Specifically, the policy must: prohibit sexual harassment consistent with guidance issued by the New York State Department of Labor in consultation with the New York State Division of Human Rights; … Read more
(Update: New York employers now have until January 1, 2019 to conduct sexual harassment training.) A new law requires all New York employers to conduct mandatory sexual harassment training beginning October 9, 2018. The law requires employers to provide sexual harassment training every year. At a minimum, the training program must: Be interactive Explain what … Read more
Federal and New York law both require covered employers to provide reasonable unpaid break time to nursing mothers to express breast milk. Federal law mandates that the breaks be provided for one year following child birth, and New York law mandates that the breaks be provided for three years following child birth. These requirements beg … Read more
The New York Workers’ Compensation Board has prepared and released the forms necessary for implementing the New York Paid Family Leave Law, which goes into effect on January 1, 2018. The forms are available on the New York State website. The available forms include the PFL-1 form, through which employees may request leave, and other … Read more
New York’s Paid Family Leave Benefits Law (PFL) will provide New York employees with up to 12 weeks of job-protected paid family leave to bond with a new child, care for a family member with a serious health condition, or address a qualifying exigency relating to the active military duty of a spouse, domestic partner, … Read more
Wage theft prevention remains a priority in New York so much so that, in recent years, the state has incrementally expanded the personal liability of LLC members and corporate shareholders for the unpaid wages due their organization’s employees. Early last year, Section 609 of New York’s Limited Liability Company Law was amended with the addition … Read more
If your company is considering developing (or revising) an employee loan policy, or even just making a one-off loan to a stellar employee, read on. Unbeknownst to many employers, there are a number of laws and regulations that impact almost every facet of the loan – from who can receive one to how your company … Read more
The federal Fair Labor Standards Act defines a “discretionary bonus” as a sum paid by an employer in recognition of an employee’s services during a given period of time (for example, a calendar year) if: the very fact that the bonus payment is to be made and the amount of the bonus payment are at … Read more
Whether you’re working with independent contractors or hiring your first employee, building a business team brings with it a whole new area for compliance: labor and employment law. Labor and employment laws cover everything from payroll and workers compensation to workplace posters to preventing discrimination and harassment in the workplace. Unfortunately, there is no single … Read more
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