INSIGHTS | By: A. Chadwick Briedis, Jeffrey W. Pagano | July 14, 2021
New York Businesses should download and follow these guidelines released by the New York State Department of Labor in order to be compliant with the recently enacted HERO Act. The guidelines are comprehensive and instructive but be sure to remain compliant with CDC...
INSIGHTS | By: Jeffrey W. Pagano | October 9, 2020
Effective September 30, 2020, all New York State employers will have to comply with the requirements of the New York Sick Leave law introduced as part of the New York 2021 Budget. New York employers will be required to provide at least one hour of paid or unpaid sick...
HOW THE LATEST COVID-19 NEWS CAN AFFECT YOU | March 30, 2020
What does the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act” or the “CARES Act” Provide to Small Businesses? By Bryan Drago, Associate March 29, 2020 As a Long Island based firm we service many small businesses that have seen devastating loss of revenue during...
HOW THE LATEST COVID-19 NEWS CAN AFFECT YOU | March 29, 2020
U P D A T E D: M A R C H 2 7, 2 0 2 0 a t 1 1 : 0 0 A M ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES OR ENTITIES, including any for profit or non-profit, regardless of the nature of the service, the function they perform, or its corporate or entity structure, are not subject to the in-person...
HOW THE LATEST COVID-19 NEWS CAN AFFECT YOU | March 28, 2020
Small and midsize employers can begin taking advantage of two new refundable payroll tax credits designed to immediately and fully reimburse them, dollar-for-dollar, for the cost of providing COVID-19-related leave to their employees. This relief to employees and...
HOW THE LATEST COVID-19 NEWS CAN AFFECT YOU | March 28, 2020
SBA Loan Application Process We are working diligently to provide updates on the CARES Act as information becomes available. In particular, we have been fielding many questions about the application process and required documentation. While there may be additional...
HOW THE LATEST COVID-19 NEWS CAN AFFECT YOU | March 26, 2020
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FOR DETERMINING WHETHER A BUSINESS IS SUBJECT TO A WORKFORCE REDUCTION UNDER RECENT EXECUTIVE ORDER ENACTED TO ADDRESS COVID-19 OUTBREAK If your question is not answered below, please contact ESD at our website at:...
HOW THE LATEST COVID-19 NEWS CAN AFFECT YOU | March 19, 2020
Jeffrey W. Pagano is the Partner in charge of our Labor & Employment Practice. Thursday, March 19, 2020, Governor Cuomo amended his recently issued Executive Order No. 202.6 to mandate that businesses and not-for-profit entities reduce their in-person workforce by...
INSIGHTS | By: A. Chadwick Briedis, Jeffrey W. Pagano, Jennifer P. Nigro | December 30, 2019
A series of new laws in New York are set to impact employers and workers across the state in 2020. New York Labor Law §203-e On November 8, 2019 Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation that protects employees against discrimination on the basis of their reproductive...
INSIGHTS | By: Jennifer P. Nigro | April 11, 2019
On March 7, 2019, the US Department of Labor issued its proposed new exemption rule under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), raising the minimum salary from $23,660 annually (or $455 per work week) to $35,308 annually (or $679 per work week). Under the...