This Handbook provides an overview of federal laws addressing employer-employee rights and obligations. Information discussed includes wages & hours, discrimination, termination of employment, pension plans and retirement benefits, workplace safety, workers' compensation, unions, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and much more in 25 pages of materials.
Employment Law Handbook With The State In Queens
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NYSDOL helps New Yorkers find the careers they love by connecting them to employment, training, and up-skilling opportunities. It builds and supports New York's businesses, helping them find qualified workers and keeping them informed about tools and incentives to make their businesses thrive.
The Department of Labor is committed to protecting and promoting workers' safety & health, wages, and working conditions.
You may also call the Task Force hotline at 1-888-469-7365. Reports may remain anonymous.
Certain federal and New York State policies are required to be disclosed in an established employee handbook. Examples include, but may not be limited to, the following: New York State policies: A disclosure of the meal and rest breaks policy.
The Public Employees' Fair Employment Act, commonly known as the Taylor Law, is a labor relations statute covering most public employees in New York State — whether employed by the State, or by counties, cities, towns, villages, school districts, public authorities or certain special service districts.
The Taylor Law grants public employees the right to join and participate in the activities of any union of their choice, or to decline to do so, and requires State public employers to bargain collectively with unions chosen by employees to represent their interests regarding terms and conditions of employment.
Employee handbooks often contain information about the process of reviews and assessments of job performance. Explain why you believe assessments are important. Next, detail your process and provide timelines for when these reviews happen. Provide the standards used to assess employees if possible.
It includes discussion of at-will disclaimers, wage and hour policies, leave policies, employee benefits, employee conduct policies, and other provisions. This Checklist is designed to comply with New York law and the law in key local jurisdictions. Other local laws may impose additional or different requirements.
5 little-known policies that need to be in your employee handbook Dress code policy. Employee dating policy. Flexible work arrangement policy. Gifts and favors policy. Employee complaint-resolution policy.
The topics included in the employee handbook should cover the employer's mission statement, equal employment opportunity statement, contractual disclaimer and at-will employment statement (where allowed), purpose of the employee handbook, and background information on the company.