Employment & Labor
September 15, 2022 |
John Diviney commented on New York State’s proposed pay transparency law in the Newsday article, “Pending state law on job listings may mean less mystery about pay.”
If the law is signed, job ads must be more transparent about salary. This law comes about for many reasons, including that pay transparency can help close any
Read MoreApril 1, 2022 | |
On March 30, 2022, the Second Department affirmed the right of a public library to discipline an employee for dishonesty and malfeasance.
The story spans almost 6 years. In 2016, a public library in a Westchester County town terminated its library director on account of multiple charges of misconduct. The director brought an
Read MoreJanuary 25, 2022 | |
Please join us as we discuss employment laws taking effect in 2022. John Diviney, a partner in the Employment & Labor Practice Group, will present the following topics:
- COVID and Vaccine Rules/Updates
- New York’s COVID pay requirements
- Vaccine mandate/rules
- Update on New Laws for 2022
- Paid sick leave
- Whistleblower law
January 19, 2022 |
Kenneth Novikoff’s Autumn issue of the Employment Law Reporter was published as a column in the Employee Relations Law Journal.
Read the full column here.
Read MoreJanuary 11, 2022 |
From 10 to 10:30 am on Friday, January 14, 2022, John Diviney will participate in the Newsday LIVE discussion, COVID Surge and Customer Service.
The online program, hosted jointly by Newsday and the Long Island Association, will share what employers can do in a time when customer service departments are understaffed due to the pandemic. What
Read MoreDecember 29, 2021 | |
Newsday spoke with Kate Heptig for the article, “State program aims to bring small-firm workers into retirement plans.” According to the article, New York will begin to enforce legislation passed in 2018 requiring employers with 10 or more employees to offer a voluntary retirement savings program.
Kate commented that while the legislation requires employees to
Read MoreDecember 10, 2021 |
Brian Conneely and John Diviney wrote one of most widely read articles on the topic of employer liability issues on JD Supra for all of 2021.
The post, “New 2021 Minimum Wages, Minimum Salaries And Enforcement Initiatives,” was the 13th most popular on the content syndicator’s list.
Read MoreOctober 22, 2021 | |
Tamika Hardy was quoted in the Newsday article, “Employers can no longer test most job seekers for marijuana, NY says.”
New York legalized recreational marijuana earlier this year and now, most employers cannot penalize employees for off-hour marijuana use.
Hardy stated, “With certain exceptions, they can’t test employees for cannabis, either, under recent Department of
Read MoreSeptember 28, 2021 |
Brian Conneely, a Partner in Rivkin Radler’s Employment & Labor Practice Group, will be a speaker at the Newsday webinar, “BUSINESS & COVID-19: Understanding Vaccine Mandates in the Workplace.”
Newsday will host a conversation with legal and medical experts addressing issues including medical and religious exemptions, what accommodations workers may expect as they return to
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The prestigious Best Lawyers in America has again included Rivkin Radler LLP in its U.S. rankings for 2022. For the first time, the firm was recognized in the areas of tax and technology.
One Rivkin attorney, based in Albany, has been named Lawyer of the Year: Richard A. Frankel, for Trusts and Estates.
In addition,
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