As the number of reported cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to rise, employers are increasingly confronted with the possibility of an outbreak in the workplace. Employers are obligated to maintain a safe and healthy work environment for their...
Employers Must Begin Using New Form I-9 by May 1 On Jan. 31, 2020, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a new version of Form I-9: Employment Eligibility Verification. The previous version of this form expired Aug. 31, 2019, but USCIS...
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), an employer is required to provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities, so long as doing so does not create an undue hardship on the organization. Many state laws also use this standard with respect...
In November of 2019, Governor Cuomo signed a bill that prevents employers from discriminating based on an employee’s or a dependent’s reproductive health decision making. There is now a required employee handbook update for New York employers regarding this bill. The...
On Dec. 20, 2019, President Trump signed into law a spending bill that prevents a government shutdown and includes the following three repealed ACA taxes and fees under the Affordable Care Act (ACA): The Cadillac tax on high-cost group health coverage, beginning in...