by Ralph Somma | Mar 22, 2023 | Workplace Alert
On March 31, 2021, the Marijuana Regulation & Taxation Act (MRTA) legalized the recreational use of cannabis by adults in New York. The first legal sale of recreational cannabis took place at an dispensary in Manhattan on December 29, 2022. How does legal cannabis...
by Ralph Somma | Feb 1, 2023 | The Legal Workplace Grind, Workplace Alert
Long before the enactment of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990, New York law prohibited discrimination against disabled employees and required employers to provide a reasonable accommodation to allow them to perform the essential job functions. ...
by Ralph Somma | Jan 23, 2023 | The Legal Workplace Grind
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) – the federal agency charged with enforcing workplace discrimination laws – has released an updated poster that employers are required to prominently display in the workplace. The “Know Your Rights” poster replaces...
by Ralph Somma | Jan 8, 2018 | The Legal Workplace Grind
As previously discussed here an amendment to the New York State Human Rights Law which requires employers treat pregnancy as a disability entitled to a reasonable accommodation at work. In another blog post here I echoed the call for paid family leave for all US...
by Ralph Somma | Jun 18, 2015 | The Legal Workplace Grind
An employee suing for unpaid wages or overtime has the burden to prove his case. For instance, an employee claiming he was not paid overtime wages must produce evidence showing he worked more than 40 hours a week and was not paid for all the overtime hours worked (at...
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