In January, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division reinstated 17 opinion letters on the Fair Labor Standards Act. This is the first time the DOL has issued an opinion letter since the administration of President George W. Bush. The opinion letters address several…
The #MeToo movement has brought allegations of sexual harassment, misconduct and assault against any number of powerful men. Unfortunately, too much time has passed, in some cases, for legal remedies to be effective. The most common legal remedies for sexual misconduct have time limits, and…
The Producers Guild of America expelled Harvey Weinstein last year after a host of sexual harassment and misconduct allegations arose. Now the group has ratified new anti-sexual harassment guidelines. “While the PGA is a voluntary membership organization, the PGA’s Anti-Sexual Harassment Guidelines are sanctioned as…
In the United States, our laws assume that work is to be paid. But what about unpaid internships? Now that federal appeals court overturned previous guidance on when interns can be unpaid, the Department of Labor has adopted a new test based on that ruling.…
As Governor Andrew Cuomo said in his recent State of the State address, 2017 “brought a long overdue reckoning” on sexual harassment and misconduct, both in New York State and nationwide. “There must be zero tolerance for sexual harassment in any workplace, and we can…
We all dread a phone call at work saying that a loved one is in the hospital suffering from a serious medical condition. Our first reaction is to leave work immediately to provide what help we can. Most employers are understanding in this situation. But…