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Partner; Labor & Employment Practice Area Leader; Wage & Hour, Worker Classification & Employment Tax Practices Leader and Home Care Practice Co- Leader
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Peter concentrates his practice on management-side labor and employment law and employment tax issues. He represents employers in matters such as wage and hour …

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New York Expands Healthcare Worker Whistleblower Protections

On June 17, 2020, Governor Cuomo signed into law an amendment to the New York healthcare whistleblower law to create a new protected category, “improper quality of workplace safety,” and to expand protected channels to include news and social media outlets for reporting violations of improper quality of patient care or workplace safety. Under the new amendment, healthcare employers cannot take retaliatory action because an employee complains to the press or on social media about workplace conditions that significantly threaten employee health.

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