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Special Edition Webinar: Employee "Free Speech" and Social Media
By: Erin S. Torcello Jacqueline A. Giordano Complimentary Webinar | Tuesday, May 19 | Noon - 12:30 p.m. ET Employee posts on social media platforms can create reputational and other concerns for employers. In this Special Edition of Business in 2026, we will focus on the challenges employers face when employees engage in controversial online activity.
2026 Winter Labor and Employment Breakfast Briefing
By: Alison K. Roach, James J. Rooney, Erin S. Torcello Please join us for the first of our Labor & Employment Law Breakfast Briefing Series, designed to keep you informed on the latest developments impacting your workplace.
Biden’s NLRB Reshaping the Labor Relations Landscape - Complimentary Webinar
Biden’s NLRB Reshaping the Labor Relations Landscape - Complimentary Webinar By: Thomas G. Eron Erin S. Torcello In less than a month, the National Labor Relations Board has dramatically changed the legal principles for unionized and non-unionized employers with a series of new decisions.
Is The End Near? COVID Paid Leave Developments | JD Supra
Since the announcement of the end of the federal Public Health Emergency, many clients have inquired as to the status of New York’s COVID-19 Paid Leave Law. As a quick recap, on March 18, 2020, in the infancy of the COVID-19 pandemic, then-Governor Cuomo signed a bill that guaranteed certain paid and unpaid leave benefits for New Yorkers subject to a mandatory or precautionary order of quarantine or isolation as a result of COVID-19 (COVID Paid Leave).
Is The End Near? COVID Paid Leave Developments
By: Erin S. Torcello Since the announcement of the end of the federal Public Health Emergency, many clients have inquired as to the status of New York’s COVID-19 Paid Leave Law. As a quick recap, on March 18, 2020, in the infancy of the COVID-19 pandemic, then-Governor Cuomo signed a bill that guaranteed certain paid and unpaid leave benefits for New Yorkers subject to a mandatory or precautionary order of quarantine or isolation as a result of COVID-19 (COVID Paid Leave).
No Time to Waste – The NLRB and Signs of What’s to Come Under the New Administration | JD Supra
The first few weeks in the Biden administration have been nothing short of busy. At the National Labor Relations Board (Board), it seems like there has been no time to waste in prioritizing items on the administration’s agenda. Only hours after being sworn into office on Jan. 20, 2021, President Biden took unprecedented action and fired Trump-appointed General Counsel Peter Robb. Former General Counsel Robb was reportedly offered the opportunity to resign, but refused, and was then fired.
Column: Harassment in a post-Weinstein world
I recently read that since the allegations against Harvey Weinstein became public, over 100 powerful men and one powerful woman have been accused of sexual workplace harassment. In the past three months we have seen public allegations lodged against the likes of Matt Lauer, Kevin Spacey, Mario Batali, Al Franken, Louis C. K. and Charlie Rose. Many have lost their jobs or other business opportunities including Harvey Weinstein, who was dismissed from his own company.
Another Voice: Equal pay requirement is a burden on businesses
Last week, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz signed an executive order that requires all businesses entering into a contract with the county to submit an equal pay certification, stating their compliance with federal and state equal pay laws. Under the order, equal pay laws, which mandate that men and women are paid equally for the same work, is the umbrella for three federal laws and one section of state labor law.
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