Jun 12, 2019 | GTM Business Blog
On Monday, lawmakers in Albany County defeated proposed legislation that would have required employers to provide paid sick time to full- and part-time employees. The total time employees would have been able to accrue was dependent on the size of the employer....
Apr 15, 2019 | GTM Business Blog
Many states have voting leave laws, but it is also important to consider that many employers generally allow some flexibility in hours when a national or state election is held even if voting leave is not required by law. Most of the state laws governing voting leave...
Feb 25, 2019 | GTM Business Blog
Are employers allowed to ask about previous salaries? How about criminal history? In addition to complying with all applicable federal and state nondiscrimination laws, there are several job application and interview rules in New York that employers need to know....
Jan 23, 2019 | GTM Business Blog
In previous years, the only quarterly report that employers in New York State were required to file was state unemployment information. In an effort to reduce claims of fraud, there are new wage reporting requirements for New York employers, which now mandate that...
Dec 31, 2018 | GTM Business Blog
As part of the Wage Theft Prevention Act (WTPA) of 2011, all employers in New York are required to give written notice of wage rates to all new hires within 10 days of being hired. Previously, employers were required to provide this notice to all employees every year,...
