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Monthly Archives: April 2018

Controversial report finds no systemic discrimination at WNYC

Public radio station WNYC and its parent company, New York Public Radio, have recently faced multiple allegations of inappropriate conduct, sexual harassment, and bullying. Several popular hosts were accused of impropriety by co-workers and guests, and a number were put on leave and then fired.…

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Using the Contents of a Safe Deposit Box to Satisfy a Judgment

Contrary to popular belief, seizing houses and cars and freezing bank accounts are not the only ways to enforce a judgment. There are other creative avenues to pursue against a debtor who may or may not have liquid funds to satisfy a judgement, including issuing…

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Federal judge rules Uber limo drivers are independent contractors

Part of what makes Uber, Lyft, Grubhub and other “gig economy” companies so profitable is that they have relatively few employees. The vast majority of these companies’ workforces are made up of independent contractors. Since they are not employees, they are not entitled to minimum…

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9th Circuit: Salary history doesn’t justify gender gap in pay

According to the Pew Research Center, an average woman working in the United States makes about 82 cents for every dollar a male peer makes for doing the same work. Some of that pay gap can be explained by differences in choice of occupation, educational…

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Supreme Court makes it harder for employees to get OT

A recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court may limit the number of people eligible to receive overtime pay. In early April, the Supreme Court issued an opinion involving the Fair Labor Standards Act. The FLSA is a federal law that requires employers to pay…

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NY harassment laws change in response to #MeToo, #TimesUp

One of the most notorious revelations of sexual misconduct in the #metoo movement was the Harvey Weinstein scandal. Accused by numerous assistants, actresses, and others of sexual harassment and sexual assault, Weinstein and his associated film production companies used nondisclosure agreements to aggressively keep his…

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