Legal Compliance and Risk Mitigation

Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on December 12, 2017 In Chauca v. Abraham, No. 113 (November 20, 2017), the New York State Court of Appeals established a lowered threshold for punitive damages under the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL). In Chauca, an employee sued her former employer and two of her supervisors … Read more

Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on October 19, 2017 The New York Workers’ Compensation Board recently released three important forms associated with Paid Family Leave (“PFL”), which will become effective January 1, 2018: Employee Paid Family Leave Opt-Out and Waiver of Benefits If an employee does not expect to work long enough to qualify … Read more