New York business owners necessarily maintain a constant and broad-based focus on problematic – both potential and actual – labor-tied challenges arising in their enterprises. And for good reason. Problems on the employment front occasionally surface in every company....
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What’s going on with NY’s cannabis legalization plan?
The legions of reports and commentaries that have persistently issued over the past couple years on New York’s high-profile cannabis legalization program have varied in their details. But they have routinely coalesced around these few core points: The plan is...
Some takeaways from a seminal NY employment law
A lot of states have protective legislation that augments parallel federal laws in their safeguarding of employees’ workplace rights. Few have statutory provisions that are as entrenched and extensive as those that exist in the New York State Human Rights Law, though....
Could this pro-worker law gain national traction?
U.S. business laws and customary practices generally track those that feature in other developed countries in many respects. But not all. One notable exception is the long-entrenched at-will labor law standard. In a nutshell, at-will employment means this: Company...
Key facts concerning New York’s small business relief program
It was unquestionably a big deal when it first came to public light back in March. New York’s so-called Pandemic Small Business Recovery Grant Program was formally launched that month as part of the state’s executive budget enacted for this year and 2022. We...
ADA: A labor law acronym that many New York employers need to note
Labor and employment issues affect businesses on a near daily basis. Virtually every New York company principal intimately knows that. It is largely true regardless of the size of an enterprise or the market it competes in. This is true too: Company matters involving...
Key New York State budget prong: Aid for small businesses
The ongoing and adverse effects of the COVID-19 health pandemic have been deep and pernicious across the United States. Especially for small businesses. Those entities – both in New York and nationally – have almost uniformly dealt over the past year-plus with severe...
When a nursing license is under threat
Every profession has unique qualifications. For health care workers, a state license is unequivocally essential. But, for several reasons, a physician or nurse may have to defend their license at some point. This is a highly stressful situation, as the threat of...
Business succession planning: Timing is key
No time like the present. Better sooner than later. Don’t put off until tomorrow what … Reminders like these are germane to behaviors and activities across a broad swath of life, and they certainly command relevance in the business world. Indeed, planning with a sense...
Discrimination complaints: A core concern for New York employers
New York employers spanning the state and of virtually every size and description routinely confront workplace challenges across a broad spectrum of concerns. Key deadlines always loom. Legal bodies at all levels of government throw up regulatory hurdles. A constant...
