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The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) will shortly begin a more rigorous examination of payroll tax compliance as part of its Employment Tax National Research Project. Payroll taxes account for approximately 70% of...
Jan 15, 2010
General Employment Issues
New Law Extends COBRA Subsidy Benefits and Includes Important Notification Requirements
On December 19, 2009, President Obama signed the Department of Defense Appropriations Act (the “DOD Act”), which, among other things: (1) extends the COBRA subsidy benefits established under the American Recovery and...
The New York Department of Labor has issued a press release regarding the new requirement that newly hired workers be given written notice of their rate of pay and payday and has posted on its website a form that can be used...
Nov 05, 2009
Employment Discrimination
EEOC Revised Workplace Notice
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued a revised workplace notice, the “EEO Is The Law” poster, that employers covered by the federal anti-discrimination laws must post in the workplace. ...
On October 28, 2009, President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 which includes amendments to the exigency and military caregiver leave provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act...
New York employers should take note of two recent amendments to the State Labor Law. Enhanced Penalties for Overtime and Minimum Wage Violations On August 26, 2009, Governor Paterson signed legislation amending the New York...
On July 24, 2009, the federal minimum wage will increase by 70 cents to $7.25 per hour, up from the prior minimum of $6.55 per hour. This is the third and final increase provided for in the “Fair Minimum Wage Act of...
Jul 21, 2009
Employment Discrimination
New Civil Penalties in Employment Cases Under the New York State Human Rights Law
On April 7, 2009, Governor David Paterson signed into law the New York State 2009-2010 Budget Bill. In one of several provisions expanding the state’s authority to collect fines, the bill amends the New York State Human...
Jul 21, 2009
Labor Relations
D.C. Circuit Sets Aside NLRB Ruling that Expanded an Employer’s Ability to Restrict Employees’ Use of Company E-Mail for Union Solicitation Purposes
In a much anticipated decision in 2007, the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) ruled that an employer may lawfully prohibit its employees’ use of company e-mail to solicit support for outside businesses and...
Jul 13, 2009
Labor Relations
Employee Free Choice Act Update
Debate over the proposed Employee Free Choice Act (“EFCA”) continues behind-the-scenes in the U.S. Senate. This controversial measure, a high priority of organized labor, would change the National Labor Relations Act...