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HR Best Practices, FFCRA, Department of Labor, Leaves and Accommodations, Unfair Competition, Policies Ashlee Mundy HR Best Practices, FFCRA, Department of Labor, Leaves and Accommodations, Unfair Competition, Policies Ashlee Mundy

Are your New York Sick Leave Policies Ready for January 1?

If you own or operate a private business in New York, and you haven’t updated your sick leave policies since before the pandemic, they are almost certainly out of date. This could be creating risk for your company.

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HR Best Practices, FFCRA, Department of Labor, Leaves and Accommodations, Unfair Competition, Policies Ashlee Mundy HR Best Practices, FFCRA, Department of Labor, Leaves and Accommodations, Unfair Competition, Policies Ashlee Mundy

Recording Virtual Meetings: Opportunity or Pitfall? It’s all in the Policy.

The “new norm” has replaced in-person meetings with video-conferencing through WebEx, Skype, Google Meet, Zoom and other similar platforms. But it also creates new risk.

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HR Best Practices, FFCRA, Department of Labor, Leaves and Accommodations Ashlee Mundy HR Best Practices, FFCRA, Department of Labor, Leaves and Accommodations Ashlee Mundy

When are “Independent Contractors” Really “Employees”? The DOL Unveils Proposed New Test

The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”), the agency tasked with enforcing the Fair Labor Standards Act, has long applied a six-factor “economic reality” test to distinguish between employees and independent contractors.

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