On behalf of Luibrand Law Firm, PLLC | Aug 6, 2020 | Employment Law
The impacts of a hostile work environment are well-known and include lessened productivity and potential lawsuits. It is vital to understand how best to improve your work environment for your employees. This is good not only for morale, but for your bottom line....
On behalf of Luibrand Law Firm, PLLC | Jun 22, 2020 | Employment Law
Your employment requires you to disclose sensitive personal information. This data may include your address, phone number, social security information and employment status among other things. Use of sensitive information provides a way for your employer to pay you...
On behalf of Luibrand Law Firm, PLLC | Jun 10, 2020 | Employment Law
New York workers who have experienced sexual harassment may relate to stories of alleged toxic practices at one of the country’s best-known companies. CNBC reports that a shareholder of L Brands, the parent company of Victoria’s Secret, has filed a lawsuit to review...
On behalf of Luibrand Law Firm, PLLC | May 16, 2020 | Employment Law
Many employers require employees to sign non-compete agreements when they become part of the workforce. However, the court may find that your non-compete agreement is not valid in the eyes of the law. Having a non-compete agreement that is unenforceable is a waste of...
On behalf of Luibrand Law Firm, PLLC | Apr 16, 2020 | Employment Law
No one wants to feel uncomfortable at work. Unfortunately, the actions of other workers or superiors may cause people to feel unease. To help protect themselves from offensive behaviors or actions on the part of others in their workplaces, it may help employees to...
On behalf of Luibrand Law Firm, PLLC | Mar 19, 2020 | Employment Law
Pregnancy is no doubt an exciting time for any working professional in Syracuse that is expecting. Expectant fathers look forward to those first few days of being able to hold their new babies and support their recovering spouses. Their careers, however, are typically...
On behalf of Luibrand Law Firm, PLLC | Feb 20, 2020 | Employment Law
Your recent mental illness diagnosis offered you equal parts peace and worry. If your mental illness impacts your work performance, should you share your diagnosis with your employer? Could doing so lead to a potentially hostile work environment? HuffPost offers some...
On behalf of Luibrand Law Firm, PLLC | Feb 13, 2020 | Employment Law
A hate crime is an act of violence toward an individual or group on the basis of a certain status, such as gender, disability, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation or religion. Not only is it frightening if an employee of yours allegedly commits a hate crime against...
On behalf of Luibrand Law Firm, PLLC | Dec 16, 2019 | Employment Law
Employees who work in any of New York’s many business niches have the right to a safe and nontoxic environment. While physically safe surroundings can be important to their well-being, emotional safety can have an equal impact, which is why it might be important to...
On behalf of Luibrand Law Firm, PLLC | Dec 15, 2019 | Employment Law
Going to work every day is hard enough without having to worry about sexual harassment. Still, this type of behavior is not exactly rare in the workplace. In fact, according to a recent study, more than 80% of women have been victim to some type of sexual harassment. ...
