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What is Absence Management and Why Does Your Business Need it?
Absence management is the oversight and administration of employees’ time out of work related to several reasons such as family leave (FMLA), paid sick leave, paternity leave, bereavement leave, and paid family and medical leave (PFML). The complexity of absence...
Is Free Speech Protected in the Workplace? Yes and No.
The First Amendment protects Americans’ freedom of expression, but it doesn’t prevent a private employer from setting its own rules or terminating an employee for saying something the organization doesn’t like. Although employees don’t have a constitutional right to...
Compliance Alert: New York’s Minimum Wage is Increasing in 2024
The minimum wage across New York State is going up again. The rate will gradually increase beginning on January 1, 2024. On May 3, 2023, Governor Hochul signed legislation to raise the hourly minimum wage as follows: Effective Date New York City, Long Island, and...
