August 2025 Newsletter

August 2025 Newsletter

Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Payoff Helping Businesses For the first time since 2022, businesses across New York will no longer receive an annual Interest Assessment Surcharge bill from the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL). That’s one bill that...
July 2025 Newsletter

July 2025 Newsletter

The OBBBA: An Overview of Major Provisions The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, recently signed into law, extends most of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act’s provisions, adds new tax laws, and ends some tax provisions. The new rules are complex and controversial. Click through to...
June 2025 Newsletter

June 2025 Newsletter

HR’s Guide to the Ames Decision and Workplace Inclusion The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services emphasizes the critical importance of fostering inclusive workplaces and ensuring compliance with anti-discrimination laws. The case...
May 2025 Newsletter

May 2025 Newsletter

NY Legislature, Governor Limit Damages in Frequency-of-Pay Cases In a significant development for New York employers, the New York State Legislature and Gov. Kathy Hochul have agreed to amend the New York Labor Law (NYLL) to limit the damages available in so-called...
April 2025 Newsletter

April 2025 Newsletter

Contrasting Decisions on Frequency of Pay Law in New York and What Employers Need to Know Since two of New York’s four Appellate Departments have issued contrasting rulings on this issue, it can be confusing for employers to determine their best course of action. Read...
March 2025 Newsletter

March 2025 Newsletter

Biometric Time Clocks: What Are the Laws? Time theft reportedly costs U.S. employers over $400 billion yearly in lost productivity. Further, in a survey by Software Advice, 43% of hourly workers admitted “to exaggerating the amount of time they work during their...