Putney, Twombly, Hall & Hirson LLP

04/20/2021

Effective today, the lawyers of Putney, Twombly, Hall & Hirson have joined Bond, Schoeneck & King. Bond attorneys Monica C. Barrett, Louis DiLorenzo and Daniel F. Murphy Jr. discuss the combination. Watch below, or click here: https://bit.ly/3fu6WE5. Keep up with the latest firm updates by following the Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC page.

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11/30/2018

New York City’s New Lactation Laws Require Accommodation and Written Policy

10/23/2018

NLRB Releases Four Obama-Era Advice Memos

10/15/2018

New York City's New Reasonable Accommodation Standard Requires a Cooperative Dialogue

10/10/2018

The New Jersey Department of Labor Issued Proposed Regulations Concerning the New Jersey ...

On September 13, 2018, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development ("NJ DOL") issued proposed regulations to implement the New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Act (the "Act"). The proposed regulations have a 60-day public comment period, which may be extended. The proposed regulations follow...

10/03/2018

NYS Releases Final S*x Harassment

On October 1, 2018, New York State released finalized materials and guidance on sexual harassment policies and training. As reported in our previous alerts, the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) published materials to assist in compliance with the newly enacted laws designed to combat sexu...

09/20/2018

New Model FCRA Summary of Rights Released To Take Effect on September 21, 2018

In May 2018, Congress passed the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act, which amends portions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ("FCRA"). As a result of the amendments, consumer reporting agencies must include fraud alerts in a consumer's file for one year, rather than for on...

09/10/2018

2019 New York Paid Family Leave Employee Contribution and Benefit Levels Released

On August 31, 2018, the New York State Department of Financial Services ("DFS") released the 2019 Paid Family Leave ("PFL") premium rate as well as maximum employee contribution for coverage. https://www.dfs.ny.gov/insurance/pfl/dec_prem_rate_2019.pdf. Notably, the DFS also announced that the PFL be...

08/31/2018

DOL Extends Validity of its Standard Forms and Notices Concerning Employee Leaves of Abse...

The U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") recently announced a three-year extension of the validity of its current online notices and medical certification forms for use in connection with leaves of absence under the Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA"). The following forms, which were originally set to...

08/30/2018

NLRB Issues Memorandum Concerning Immigration Protest in the Workplace

On August 15, 2018, the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") issued a memorandum affirming that Latino workers who participated in a pro-immigrant protest were protected by the National Labor Relations Act ("NLRA"). In its memorandum, the General Counsel recommended that Re...

08/26/2018

New York Provides Additional Guidance On S*xual Harassment Policy And Annual Training Req...

New York State has published its long-anticipated guidance on sexual harassment policies and training, along with releasing a model sexual harassment policy and complaint form. As reported in our previous alert, all employers will be required to adopt a written sexual harassment prevention policy an...

08/24/2018

National Labor Relations Board Memorandum on Weingarten Rights

On August 15, 2018, the National Labor Relations Board ("the NLRB" or "the Board") made public its memorandum concerning employees' Weingarten rights. The memorandum makes it clear that an employee's Weingarten rights are in effect once a union receives a majority of employee votes in a representati...