05 Apr, 2021 RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA USER--THE NEW PROTECTED CLASS OF EMPLOYEES By Joseph Saeli The recreational use of marijuana or cannabis products is now legal in New York. One of the results of this law is the creation a new...
11 May, 2020 Could an Employee's refusal to return from lay-off or furlough torpedo loan forgiveness? By Erick Kraemer The short answer is no. Many companies were forced to lay off employees before these PPP loans were available to cover payroll. If the...
30 Jan, 2020 Southern Ontario Population Boom can benefit WNY Startups and Tech Companies By Colligan Law With populations rapidly growing in cities south of Toronto such as Hamilton, Niagara Falls, St. Catherines, Fort Erie, and Port...
14 Jan, 2020 Open Salary Policies: Coming Soon-ish? By Matthew Pelkey Open salary policies can have a huge positive impact on your team. They also can come with some unintended consequences. These policies...
09 Jan, 2020 2019: our top articles By Matthew Pelkey 2019 saw a lot of changes for businesses. New York ushered in a series of new labor laws, WeWork's now-infamous-IPO crashed and burned,...
06 Jan, 2020 Wegmans: Single Use Plastic Bags are Out! By Erick Kraemer Wegmans, the largely beloved grocery store chain, is getting out ahead of the upcoming single use plastic grocery bag ban soon to take...
02 Jan, 2020 2020 Employment Law Update By Joseph Saeli 2020 will see some significant changes to New York Employment laws. Here's what you need to know: 1. NYS MINIMUM WAGE Effective December...
19 Dec, 2019 99.5 More Years By Margot Knab The World Economic Forum released a new report on the global gender gap this week, which estimates that gender parity is not expected to...
15 Nov, 2019 Misuse of independent contractors: the gig economy is officially on notice By Matthew Pelkey For anyone even remotely familiar with employment law this comes as no surprise. In fact, most attorneys have probably been wondering...
14 Nov, 2019 Employees not lovin' it - but who's to blame, McDonald's or the Individual Franchise? By Erick Kraemer Recently, an employment discrimination lawsuit was filed against both McDonald's and the individual franchise where the employee worked....