New York City’s Fair Workweek Law Applies To Fast Food And Retail Employers
New York City’s Fair Workweek Law Effective November 26, 2017 APPLIES TO FAST FOOD AND RETAIL EMPLOYERS Employers must provide employees a good-faith estimate of how many hours they should expect to work per week. This notice must be written and given no later than the date the employee receives his or her first schedule […]
New York City Bans Asking About an Applicant’s Salary History Effective
New York City Bans Asking About an Applicant’s Salary History Effective As of November 1, 2017: APPLIES TO ALL EMPLOYERS in New York City EMPLOYERS MAY NO LONGER: Ask about an applicant’s salary history (including benefits and other compensation), either directly, in an application, by searching publicly-available records or reports, or by asking an applicant’s […]
FREELANCE ISN’T FREE ACT (FIFA)
FREELANCE ISN’T FREE ACT (FIFA) The Freelance Isn’t Free Act law took effect on May 15, 2017. This NYC law establishes protections for freelance workers. FIFA defines a freelance worker as “any natural person or any organization composed of no more than one natural person, whether or not incorporated or employing a trade name, that […]
False claims of sexual harassment dismissed against our client
False claims of sexual harassment dismissed against our client We recently obtained a successful result at trial on behalf of a client who was falsely accused by a customer of sexual harassment. Our client was accused of inappropriately touching a customer during a transaction that took place in the lobby area of our client’s workplace. […]
Payroll Debit Card Restrictions Found Invalid
Payroll Debit Card Restrictions Found Invalid Some New York employers provide their employees with their wages using a payroll debit card. The New York Department of Labor sought to regulate this payment of wages via debit payroll cards by requiring employers starting March 7, 2017, to provide access to one or more automatic teller machines […]
New York’s Paid Family Benefits Law
New York’s Paid Family Benefits Law Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on February 22, 2017 that regulations have been filed with the state to implement New York’s Paid Family Benefits Law (“PFBL”). The paid family leave policy is set to take effect as of January 1, 2018 and be fully implemented by January 2021. These regulations […]
Effective December 31, 2016: Six Hourly Minimum Wages in New York
BREAKING NEWS: Effective December 31, 2016, there will be six different hourly minimum wages in New York State These records can be referenced on the NY Labor Web Site here: https://labor.ny.gov/workerprotection/laborstandards/workprot/minwage.shtm “Effective December 31, 2016: Six Hourly Minimum Wages in New York” was written by Jasmine Y. Patel.
Second Circuit Rejects Award of Double Liquidated Damages in Wage and Hour Litigation
Second Circuit Rejects Award of Double Liquidated Damages in Wage and Hour Litigation The Plaintiff, Muhammed Chowdhury, sued his former employer, Hamza Express Food Corp. (“Hamza”), alleging that he was not paid his full overtime wages in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and the New York Labor Law (“NYLL”). Hamza did not […]
Recent personal injury settlement for the full six-figure insurance policy
Recent personal injury settlement for the full six-figure insurance policy We recently settled a personal injury matter for one of our clients who was seriously injured in a car accident. The settlement was for the maximum amount of a six-figure insurance policy. Our client sustained numerous serious injuries when he was rear-ended while slowing his […]
TEXAS FEDERAL JUDGE BLOCKS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SALARY REQUIREMENT FOR OVERTIME EXEMPTIONS
TEXAS FEDERAL JUDGE BLOCKS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SALARY REQUIREMENT FOR OVERTIME EXEMPTIONS A Texas Federal Judge issued a nationwide injunction temporarily blocking the Department of Labor from enforcing the new minimum salary that must be paid for an employee to be exempt from the overtime pay requirements. The rule which was to take effect on […]
