New York Management Law (eBook)

Table of ContentsIntroductionChapter 1–Getting StartedWorkforce Design Meets Employment LawHiring Your First (or Next) Employee in New YorkDon’t Ask These Questions During Job InterviewsEmployee Classification MistakesBad Business Ideas for Good EmployersChapter 2–Wage and Hour LawsWage Notice RequirementsPay Frequency LawsDeductions from WagesMinimum WageInternsOvertimeCalculating the Overtime “Regular Rate”ExemptionsMeal Period RequirementsTravel TimeChapter 3–Paid Family LeaveWhich Employees Are Eligible?When Can an Employee Take Paid Family Leave?Paid Family Leave BenefitsNotice RequirementsChapter 4–DiscriminationEmployer Obligations under the ADAReasonable Accommodations of Disability in EmploymentAccommodating Religious BeliefsAssociation DiscriminationGenetic Information ProtectionsEmployee Off-Duty ConductCriminal RecordsBan-the-Box LawsUSERRA Reinstatement RightsChapter 5–HarassmentSexual HarassmentAnti-Harassment PoliciesAnti-Harassment TrainingDiscrimination ComplaintsEEOC Discrimination Charges in 2017           Chapter 6–Labor RelationsRecent Policy ShiftsAre Unions Bad? Tips for EmployersChapter 7–Ending EmploymentTips for Firing Problem EmployeesCan I Fire an Employee Over the Phone?Employee ReleasesWorker Adjustment and Retraining NotificationUnemploymentShared Work ProgramA New BeginningAppendix A - Top Government Websites for New York EmployersAppendix B - U.S. Employment Law by the NumbersAppendix C - New York Employment Law by the NumbersAppendix D - Employment Law DictionaryIndexAbout the Author