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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…