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The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an Emergency Temporary Standard, the Vax or Test Rule, that mandates that employers either require employees to be vaccinated or submit to weekly COVID-19 testing.  This rule applies to private employers with 100 or more employees.  Additionally, employers must determine the vaccination status of all their […]

At some point, you or a family member may suffer from an illness that requires you to take time off from work.  Understandably, you may be concerned about how your employer will respond to the need to take leave and your job security.  Fortunately, the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) permits an eligible employee to […]

At some point, you or a family member may suffer from an illness that requires you to take time off from work.  Understandably, you may be concerned about how your employer will respond to the need to take leave and your job security.  Fortunately, the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) permits an eligible employee to […]

In late October 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill that greatly expands the rights afforded to employees under New York’s current whistleblower statute, New York Labor Law § 740(2).  Enacted in 1984, § 740(2) only protected employees from retaliation who reported an employer’s activity that violated a law relating to public health […]

In late October 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill that greatly expands the rights afforded to employees under New York’s current whistleblower statute, New York Labor Law § 740(2).  Enacted in 1984, § 740(2) only protected employees from retaliation who reported an employer’s activity that violated a law relating to public health […]

At some point, you or a family member may suffer from an illness that requires you to take time off from work.  Understandably, you may be concerned about how your employer will respond to the need to take leave and your job security.  Fortunately, the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) permits an eligible employee to […]

At some point, you or a family member may suffer from an illness that requires you to take time off from work.  Understandably, you may be concerned about how your employer will respond to the need to take leave and your job security.  Fortunately, the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) permits an eligible employee to […]

In late October 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill that greatly expands the rights afforded to employees under New York’s current whistleblower statute, New York Labor Law § 740(2).  Enacted in 1984, § 740(2) only protected employees from retaliation who reported an employer’s activity that violated a law relating to public health […]

At some point, you or a family member may suffer from an illness that requires you to take time off from work.  Understandably, you may be concerned about how your employer will respond to the need to take leave and your job security.  Fortunately, the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) permits an eligible employee to […]

At some point, you or a family member may suffer from an illness that requires you to take time off from work.  Understandably, you may be concerned about how your employer will respond to the need to take leave and your job security.  Fortunately, the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) permits an eligible employee to […]

In late October 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill that greatly expands the rights afforded to employees under New York’s current whistleblower statute, New York Labor Law § 740(2).  Enacted in 1984, § 740(2) only protected employees from retaliation who reported an employer’s activity that violated a law relating to public health […]

At some point, you or a family member may suffer from an illness that requires you to take time off from work.  Understandably, you may be concerned about how your employer will respond to the need to take leave and your job security.  Fortunately, the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) permits an eligible employee to […]