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State Specific Employment Laws For Indian Citizens In New York
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Employers must give 72 hours' advance notice of an employee's work schedule. Employers must not request “on-call” shifts or “call-in” shifts from employees within 72 hours' of the start of the shift. Employers must not add shifts to an employee with less than 72 hours' notice without the employee's consent.
New York State is an “Employment-at-Will” state. That means that an Employer may terminate an Employee at any time and for any legal reason or no reason at all. Likewise, an Employee may terminate his or her employment at any time.
The ADA, ADEA and Title VII are more far reaching, covering all U.S. citizens who are either: Employed outside the United States by a U.S. firm. Employed outside the United States by a company under the control of a U.S. firm.
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.
New York State Private Sector Whistleblower Labor Law §740, §741 Prohibits an employer from taking retaliatory personnel action against employees because the employee made a complaint of employer violations.
Employers in New York State must provide all employees time off for meals, after working a certain number of hours. In general, employers must provide at least 30 minutes of unpaid time off if an employee works more than 6 hours. The Meal Period Guidelines outline the requirements.
Generally, employment laws focus on the location where the work is performed, not necessarily where the employer is based. That said, NYC employment laws might still apply if the employer's conduct, policies, or decisions are made in the city.
Although it is common knowledge that it is unlawful to employ illegal aliens, many individuals are unaware that this is actually a crime punishable by up to six months imprisonment and a fine of up to $3,000 per immigrant unlawfully employed.
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