At our firm, we represent employees in federal, New York, New Jersey and local wage-and-hour laws. A recent federal investigation of Syracuse restaurants found violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act, commonly referred to as the FLSA. This case illustrates several common wage-and-hour issues that…
Multiple on-air personalities at one of New York’s most famous local TV stations are taking part in discrimination lawsuits against the company, arguing that management did not offer them certain opportunities because of their age and sex. According to a report from the New York Post, five…
On Aug. 20, Gov. Cuomo signed a bill strengthening New York law prohibiting unlawful employment discrimination against victims of domestic violence. The legislation amends the New York Human Rights Law, which first placed domestic violence victims into a protected class against workplace discrimination in 2009. The bill’s…
One of the most powerful tools in a judgment creditor’s arsenal is the restraining notice. A restraining notice requires the party served to freeze any assets in its possession that belong or are owed to the debtor, and can be extremely effective when served to…
Laws against workplace harassment in the state of New York are changing, making it easier for victims to take legal action. In August, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed new workplace harassment protections into law, including updated language described as “sweeping” in a report by the Times…
An African-American oil platform worker has filed a petition for certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court, requesting that the justices determine whether his employer violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when it required black employees to work outside in the Louisiana…