by Burger Law Group | Feb 8, 2021 | News
Employers of all sizes across New York State should familiarize themselves with the New York State Paid Sick Leave law (“NYSPSL”). All private sector employees are covered, regardless of industry, occupation, part-time status and overtime exempt status. While...
by Burger Law Group | Jul 6, 2020 | News
The following guidelines will be followed at both of our locations for our safety and yours: All clients may continue to meet virtually by Telephone, Zoom or other remote means. Clients will be contacted prior to their appointment and asked the following questions: ...
by Burger Law Group | Jul 6, 2020 | News
Just prior to a scheduled damages hearing, on June 23, 2020, the City of Glens Falls Common Council voted unanimously to approve a six-figure settlement effectively ending a nearly four year lawsuit filed by the city’s former assessor over her termination. In February...
by Sarah Burger | Apr 24, 2020 | News
During the prior H1N1 outbreak, the EEOC provided guidance in a publication entitled “Pandemic Preparedness in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act.” (1) Since the middle of March, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has been rolling...
by Raphael Hirsch | Apr 16, 2020 | News
We are battling an unprecedented disaster: the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayor Marty Walsh of Boston, during his press briefing on Monday, April 13, 2020 reported that Boston alone had 4,086 confirmed cases of COVID-19 (1). According to Bureau of Labor Statistics data,...
by Burger Law Group | Mar 10, 2020 | News
ALBANY – A former state worker who had a condition that caused uncontrollable paralysis and vomiting, is suing the State Education Department, saying the agency wrongfully forced her to retire and caused her to be locked up at Albany Medical Center’s psychiatric wing...
