Kerri Beatty Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on February 7, 2020 On January 31, 2020, United States Citizen and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) published the new version of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. The latest version includes minor changes to the form and its instructions and is dated October 21, 2019 (the date the new version … Read more
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on January 10, 2020 After two years of hearings and debates, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that beginning in 2021, employers covered by the New York Miscellaneous Industries and Occupations Wage Order will be required to pay employees the full minimum wage, without any credit for tips employees receive. The … Read more
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on December 28, 2019 Recently, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), released three new decisions which overturned significant Obama-era precedents. The decisions establish that: (i) employers can restrict employees’ use of emails for nonbusiness purposes; (ii) workplace policies covering confidentiality during workplace investigations are lawful; and (iii) employers can … Read more
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on December 26, 2019 On December 19, 2019, New Jersey enacted legislation which amends the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination’s (“NJLAD”) to make clear that hairstyle discrimination is included in the existing prohibition on race-based discrimination. The amendment became effective immediately and follows similar legislation passed in New York … Read more
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on December 14, 2019 New York has amended its Limited Liability Company Law (“LLC Law”) to make the ten members with the largest ownership interest of any Limited Liability Company, foreign or domestic, responsible for unpaid wages to employees. The legislation was proposed by the Governor Andrew M. Cuomo as … Read more
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on December 5, 2019 Effective immediately, New York State prohibits employment discrimination based on an employee’s or a dependent’s “reproductive health decision-making.” The New York State Legislature passed the bill in January, 2019 and Governor Andrew Cuomo recently signed it into law. The law, which amends the New York … Read more