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Dated: 02-02-2016
The New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) forbids employment discrimination on the basis of a number of protected characteristics, such as age, race, creed, color, national origin, gender (including gender identity and sexual harassment), disability, marital status, partnership status, sexual orientation, alienage, and citizenship status. The NYCHRL applies to employers with four or more employees.
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Dated: 02-02-2016
In a landmark case the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) have deemed that employers can read employees’ private messages whilst they are work. This has implications for UK employees who use Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms to communicate with family and friends during their working day and highlights the increasing blur between workplace privacy as working hours become longer.
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Dated: 02-02-2016
Question: Do we need to be aware of state exemption salary basis rules? Isn’t the federal weekly salary basis of $455 required for all states?
Answer: Not necessarily. Currently two states require a higher salary threshold for white-collar exemptions: California and New York.
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