May 54 minA Piñata Full of Employment Law Surprises . . . If this newsletter were a piñata, it’d be shaped like a caution sign. In this edition, we discuss recent developments in wage and...
May 25 minThe Most Common Way Businesses Get Sued (Part 3 of 3): The COVID-19 EditionEmployers – brace yourselves. COVID-19 disrupted all of our lives, but it also changed the rules of the workplace. New rules, vague...
Apr 224 minA Little Bit of Spring Cleaning – Is Your House in Order?We are officially one (!) month (!) into Spring. The birds are chirping, pollen is blooming, and we’re already dreaming of summer...
Apr 215 minThe Most Common Way Businesses Get Sued (Part 2 of 3)In this series, we’re outlining the most common ways businesses and their owners get sued and what can be done to minimize that risk. ...
Apr 144 minThe Most Common Way Businesses Get Sued (Part 1 of 3)In the first post of this series, we discuss the most common ways businesses get sued. The answer? Your own employees. What are...
Apr 11 minPartner Damien H. Weinstein interviewed by The Wall Street Journal on new hire compensation packagesPartner Damien H. Weinstein was recently interviewed by The Wall Street Journal on best practices if you are going to offer new hires...
Mar 174 minDo Not Kiss Your Employees (Whether They’re Irish or Not)Happy St. Patrick’s Day! In this edition, we’ll be discussing new federal legislation banning mandatory arbitration of sexual...
Feb 252 min“Let’s Go Girls” – Recent Trends Towards Equal Pay for Equal WorkThe glass ceiling will be cracking a bit more this year. Although the pay gap unfortunately still exists, these are “ever changing...
Feb 222 minA Love (News)letter (and a Warning) to Our ReadersLove and employment law can be a toxic mix, just watch The Office (. . . or Grey’s Anatomy . . . or The Mindy Project . . . basically TV...
Feb 114 minWeinstein + Klein’s Day Off No, we weren’t pulling a Ferris Bueller and galivanting around the city, we just wanted to make this edition worthwhile. This week, we’re...
Feb 84 minGet Vaxxed or Get Axed? Get to Testin’ or Get to Steppin’? SCOTUS Finally Weighs In . . .While we hoped to have another holiday-themed newsletter, unfortunately our belated “National Sticker Day” jokes just didn’t adhere. In...
Jan 64 minOur Three Kings Day Gift to You – A Newsletter!It’s hard to believe that we are already one week into the new year, but just because the holiday decorations are coming down (or not, we...
Dec 30, 20214 minThe Times Square Ball Isn’t the Only Thing Dropping this WeekWe’re dropping fresh labor law news and, shockingly, more COVID-19 guidance. But first, with this being our last newsletter of 2021 (or...
Dec 29, 20213 min‘Twas the 4th night after Christmas and we're here to say, read our newsletter (even if you're away)This one was supposed to be published before Christmas (and if you are subscribed to our e-mail newsletter, you received it then!), but...
Dec 20, 20213 minThe best way to spread Christmas cheer, is sharing COVID-19 updates for all to hearAnother all COVID-19 edition! In unsurprising news, New York has some new COVID-19 rules in effect. Mandatory vaccinations for all...
Dec 6, 20214 minDespite his best efforts, we won’t let de Blasio upstage our latest addition!Meet our newest team member, brush up on electronic surveillance laws in New York, and check out our take on non-competes and...
Nov 16, 20214 minFacelifts, whistleblowers, working over the holidays, and more!This week we’re talking about how NY loves its whistleblowers, employee on-boarding in a remote world, and what employers in NJ should...
Nov 10, 20211 minPartner Brian G. Klein writes for IB Times on COVID-19 Religious ExemptionsPartner Brian G. Klein leads off the first of weekly posts he will be doing for the International Business Times on the gray area of...
Oct 29, 20213 minA Halloween goodie bag of EEOC updates, how to start an in-home bakery, and humble bragging!Happy Halloween! In between wiping off the ring of chocolate around our mouths and binging on horror movies, we’ve been busy reviewing...
Oct 19, 20211 minPartner Damien H. Weinstein interviewed on using your personal name for your LLC namePartner Damien H. Weinstein was recently interviewed by LegalZoom on best practices if you are going to use your personal name as your...