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Memorial Day 2015 – Parades, Flags and new FMLA Forms!
If you are a business owner or human resources manager with over 50 employees, you have likely been using Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) forms which had an expiration date of March 31, 2015. The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued new forms over this past 2015 Memorial Day weekend, with an expiration date of…
Read moreNew York State Legislation: Updates to the Wage Theft Prevention Act
The amendments to the 2011 Wage Theft Prevention Act (“WTPA”) were signed into law on December 29, 2014. This legislation contains items that we think are important for the business community.
Read moreNLRB on College Athletics: Let’s Give them Something to Talk About
A National Labor Relations Board’s (“NLRB”) Decision, dated March 26, 2014, to allow a group of Northwestern University football athletes to vote on whether or not they will be represented by a Union, the College Athletes Players Association (“CAPA”), is being appealed with briefs due this summer. In the meantime, the vote to unionize has occurred and…
Read moreTwo Important Items from OSHA
OSHA has recently come out with a new interpretation that can impact many Central New York businesses and also a new inspection program for dairy farmers: AVOIDING A UNION AFFILIATED WORKER ADVOCATE All employers should have a plan in place to manage an OSHA inspection. That process starts with developing a sound internal health and…
Read moreUpdate the FMLA Certification to Include GINA Language
Are you a business owner? A human resources manager? If you answer yes to either of these questions, you need to be updated on this following FMLA issue: Update the FMLA Certification to include GINA language. The Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) requires all public employers and private employers with 50 or more employees…
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