Anthony Davis wrote an article in the New York Law Journal on November 4th summarizing the state of the law with regard to privacy matters when one is using his work computer to send personal e-mails. A New York decision, Scott v. Beth Israel Medical Center Inc., 2007 WL 3053351 (N.Y. Sup. Oct. 17, 2007), held that if you send e-mails to your … [Read more...]
Jewish Groups Support Reversal of NY Court’s Nullification of Rabbinic Arbitration Decision
As reported here, and as Mitchell Rubenstein predicted, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court will consider a teacher's appeal of a Kings County Supreme Court's nullification of a rabbinical arbitration panel's decision in an employment case. Following a dispute between the Hebrew Academy of Five Towns and Rockaway and one of its teachers, … [Read more...]
New IRS Form I-9 For Employers Starting April 3rd
Adjunct Law Prof Blog just posted that employers who hire an employee must verify their legal status to work and fill out the new I-9 form. Employers must have the employee sign the form within three days of starting work. It would be wise to see the form and instructions right away, if you haven't already done so. Those items are available here. … [Read more...]
New Layoff Notice Requirements in New York
WorkforceManagement.com reported yesterday that a new law is now in effect in New York that requires many employers to give more notice to employees to be laid off, than previously required. Currently, under the Federal government's WARN statute, "most employers with 100 or more employees [are required to] to provide notification 60 calendar days … [Read more...]
