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Category: Columns

Rockland County voices from our editors and guest columnists

NLRB

NLRB Modifies Standards for Protected Offensive Outbursts and Behavior

August 3, 2020August 7, 2020rcbizjournal

Last week, the National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB”) modified the standard it uses for determining if an employee has been lawfully disciplined after making abusive or offensive statements in the course of a union activity. 

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liability shield

Immunity Shield On Govt. Relief Bill Up In Air But Businesses Should Prepare

July 30, 2020December 22, 2021rcbizjournal

businesses and places of employment should take the time to understand what safety measures they need to keep employees and customers safe, and more importantly, the legally defined difference between negligence and gross negligence.

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advisory board

Surround Yourself With Close Advisors To Navigate COVID-19

July 9, 2020July 14, 2020rcbizjournal

Small business entrepreneurs may want to borrow a page from large companies and form an advisory board of trusted colleagues and experts to help navigate uncharted waters in the months and years ahead.

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cyber security

COVID-19 Era Ushers In Cyber Conveniences That Carry Risk

July 1, 2020July 8, 2020rcbizjournal

As we are increasingly relying upon cyber connectivity, businesses must evaluate cyber vulnerability and take steps to protect themselves.

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eeoc rules

Employers Are Not Allowed To Test Employees For COVID-19 Antibodies

June 27, 2020July 1, 2020rcbizjournal

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “EEOC”) has clarified its current position on COVID-19 testing in the workplace, confirming it is unlawful for employers to test employees for COVID-19 antibodies.

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ppp updates

PPP Program Guidelines Change, Yet Again

June 18, 2020June 23, 2020rcbizjournal

the Small Business Administration (the “SBA”) and the Treasury Department (the “Treasury”) have quickly done an about-face; the cliff is gone! 

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Lynne Roe

8 Mistakes to Avoid While Rebooting Your Post-COVID-19 Business

May 19, 2020May 25, 2020rcbizjournal

As the New York region reopens, business owners are grappling with how best to reboot. Small businesses that have been hard hit will need a new playbook. The key to adaption is to be flexible, understand the landscape is different, and if possible, avoid some mistakes.

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Judith Bachman

What Will Cost More: Bringing Suit Or Walking Away?

May 11, 2020rcbizjournal

Business owners will be forced to decide do I spend money litigating to save my business or will litigating ultimately sink my company?

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accounts receivable

Options For Businesses To Collect Money During The Pandemic

May 4, 2020May 10, 2020rcbizjournal

Without the ability to bring, or even threaten to bring, a collection lawsuit, business owners might have to refocus their efforts on other, sometimes underutilized, collection tools. 

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Q&A david wilkes

Tax Atty David Wilkes Talks Taxes Amid The Covid-19 Crisis

May 1, 2020May 5, 2020rcbizjournal

The new normal will force us to grapple with a sharply depressed market as well as abatements.

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