Employment lawyers across the country see it day in and day out. Pre and post-holiday layoffs have become far too common. Retail sector employers are notorious for cutting jobs after Christmas. Restaurant and hotel worker jobs are often tanked. And in November 2022 alone, tech companies laid off hundreds of thousands of workers, with companies like Microsoft, Tesla, and Twitter …
Employment law basics for remote work employees in New York State
Employment law basics, including remote work, have significantly changed with the pandemic. Before the year 2020, it was common for every worker to work in an office and very few people worked from home. Now, everything has changed. According to a 2020 study by the National Bureau of Economic Research, 35.2% of people reported that they started working from home …