There’s limited help right now for those us who are out of work due to our company’s closures or contractions. The federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act provides up to two weeks of pay if you can’t work due to being quarantined and two weeks at 2/3 of your pay to care for a loved […]
Non COVID-19 Disabilities
If you work in NYC, the Human Rights Law requires all employers with 4 or more employees or independent contractors to engage in a cooperative dialogue with all workers who require flexibility, also knowns as a reasonable accommodation, and disability is defined as “any physical, medical, mental or psychological impairment, or a history or record […]
Filing for Unemployment During the COVID-19 Epidemic
Hi Debrah O’Rell, Tuckner Sipser, employment discrimination law firm. I wanted to just speak about filing for unemployment right now. Even if you think you have exhausted your benefits for the year, you should file anyway. Because with the pending federal increase of the amount of weeks, you want to be in the system when […]
Spike in Cases of Domestic Violence As a Result of Stay at Home Orders for COVID-19
On March 27, 2020, the Washington Post reported a spike in domestic violence cases since March 8, 2020 due to stay at home orders forcing victims to remain with abusers for extended periods, and all of this has been exacerbated by rising economic pressures and victim’s fears of exposure to the virus in emergency rooms […]
What are My Rights for Paid Leave Under the Coronavirus Pandemic? Coronavirus Employment FAQs and New York Leave Laws
Tens of millions of employed Americans have no paid sick or family leave available to them to cover their own illness or a family member’s illness. Millions more are facing (or have suffered) job loss. This post discusses many of the difficult issues that workers are now facing. Must Companies Provide Paid Time Off for […]