LAW OFFICE OF LORI A. GOLDSTEIN, LLC                              CLIENT BULLETIN   April 2012 EMPLOYERS (UNIONAND NON-UNION) BEWARE: SOCIAL MEDIA AND EMPLOYEE RIGHTS Employees are receiving increasing protection from employer involvement in their social media behavior. Employment practices of seeking applicant and employee personal passwords, disciplining or firing employees for Facebook comments, and similar practices…

                                                    Having Difficult Conversations, Tips, Tricks and Techniques – The Fall Professional Speakers of EPWNG Event   Please join my fellow panel speakers and me to learn strategies for effectively engaging in…

CLIENT BULLETIN   January 2012 HOT EMPLOYMENT ISSUES FOR 2012   Last year brought key employment law news, issues, and decisions affecting employers and employees. Worker classification (overtime exempt vs. nonexempt, and independent contractor vs. employee) and stricter enforcement on unemployment compensation and payroll taxes was the norm, as governmental agencies sought to maintain public coffers.…

LAW OFFICE OF LORI A. GOLDSTEIN CLIENT BULLETIN October 2011 SURPRISE RELIEF FOR EMPLOYERS AND GOOD NEWS FOR WORKERS: VOLUNTARY SETTLEMENT OPPORTUNITY TO RECLASSIFY INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS TO EMPLOYEES The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has established a new Voluntary Classification Settlement Program (“VCSP”), allowing employers to reclassify workers from independent contractors or non-employees to employees at…

LAW OFFICE OF LORI A. GOLDSTEIN CLIENT BULLETIN   April 2011 Employers Face Increased Obligations, Risk under Amended ADA Regulations Last month, the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued final regulations under the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (“ADAAA.”)  The statute and regulations change the definition of “disability” and shift the focus from whether an…