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How To Cope with Increased Whistleblower Complaints

Client Alert | 1 min read | 01.22.21

In a recently published Law360 article, “How To Cope with Increased Whistleblower Complaints,” Preston Pugh, Trina Fairley Barlow, and Christine Hawes of Crowell & Moring discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has generated many challenges for employers who have been struggling since early 2020 to continue operating, paying their employees, and addressing health and liability concerns in the face of government restrictions, reduced business, and safety risks. One such challenge has been a rise in whistleblower complaints and government investigations since March 2020. In the article, they provide answers to important questions that employers have about whistleblower investigations. 

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Client Alert | 2 min read | 05.09.24

New York Enacts Paid Prenatal Personal Leave

Beginning January 1, 2025, New York employers will be required to provide employees with 20 hours of paid “prenatal personal leave” during any 52-week calendar period to attend prenatal medical appointments during or related to pregnancy. New York is the first state in the country to mandate paid leave specifically for pregnant employees.  “Prenatal personal leave” is included in an amendment to New York’s budget, recently signed into law as Sections 196-b.2 and 4-a of the New York Labor Law by the governor and cleared by the state legislature....