Tag: Meira Ferziger
Reminder- Deadline for New York Employers is February 1, 2012
January 22, 2012 by
Meira Ferziger
This is a reminder that effective April 2011, the New York Wage Theft Prevention Act (“WTPA”) requires employers to annually issue to all New York employees a written notice of the employee’s work conditions, even if the employee has a written agreement in place and there has been no change in the employee’s work conditions. The deadline for issuing...
Employment Law Update for New Jersey Employers November 2011
November 17, 2011 by
Meira Ferziger
The New Jersey Department of Labor has ordered all employers with employees located in the State of New Jersey to distribute and post a notice summarizing various employment laws that apply to New Jersey employees. This requirement is effective immediately for any new hire and must be implemented by no later than December 7, 2011 for existing employees....
Managing Employee Use of Social Media
September 14, 2011 by
Meira Ferziger
Facebook. LinkedIn. Twitter. These and other social media sites have created fast-paced opportunities for individuals to network and for information to spread. However, with these opportunities come potential hazards, particularly in connection with the workplace. By formulating social media practices and policies that comply with recently issued legal standards,...
Employment Law Update for New York Employers May 2011
May 11, 2011 by
Meira Ferziger
Effective April 2011, the New York Wage Theft Prevention Act (“WTPA”) requires all employers to give written notice of the following information to their New York employees:
the employee’s rate or rates of pay
the overtime rate of pay, if the employee is subject to overtime regulations
the basis of wage payment (per hour, per shift, per week, commission,...
Employer Alert: Independent Contractor v. Employee: New Costs of Misclassification
October 26, 2010 by
Meira Ferziger
It is the first question to ask when hiring a worker: independent contractor or employee?
Many employers first try to go for the independent contractor classification because it’s substantially cheaper: no workers compensation or unemployment insurance, no social security or Medicare payments, no health insurance coverage or pension payments. The worker’s...
Monitoring Employee Electronic Communications: A Violation of an Employee’s Right to Privacy?
August 3, 2010 by
Meira Ferziger
With the increasingly significant role that electronic communications such as email and text messages play in the work place, employers often face the question of whether they have the right to monitor these communications, or whether doing so would violate an employee’s right to privacy.
In City of Ontario California v. Quon, 560 U.S., ___ (2010),...