Kerri Beatty Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on February 28, 2018 The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that employers engage in an interactive process before the employer can grant or deny any request for a reasonable accommodation. With the state of technological advances across many industries today, requests for telecommuting as an accommodation under the … Read more
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on February 23, 2018 Recently, the New York City Council amended the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”) to require New York City employers to engage in a particular process in response to an employee’s request for an accommodation. The new requirement will be effective October 15, 2018. … Read more
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on February 17, 2018 Many businesses now use biometrics in the workplace for purposes such as customer access, data security, and to track employee attendance. Biometric time clocks have replaced handwritten or paper timesheets, allowing employees to clock in with fingerprints, palmprints or iris scans. With the use of biometric … Read more
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on January 8, 2018 In the recent decision of Wang v. Hearst Corp., No. 16-3302 (2d Cir. 2017), the United States Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court’s dismissal of claims filed by five participants in the Hearst Corporation’s internship program claiming minimum wage violations under the Fair … Read more
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on January 6, 2018 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo recently announced a proposal to direct the New York Department of Labor (NYDOL) to schedule public hearings to examine industries and evaluate the possibility of eliminating wage tip credits in New York State. Currently, New York employers are permitted to pay tipped workers … Read more
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on December 28, 2017 As of March 1, 2018, E-Verify will be deleting transaction records that are over 10 years old which means employers won’t have access to E-Verify records that were created on or before Dec. 31, 2007. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has created a … Read more
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