As a judgment creditor, you may have won your lawsuit, but getting the debtor to pay up can be an arduous process. In New York, creditors have several tools at their disposal to try to collect money from judgment debtors. These include post-judgment subpoenas to...
The New York City Human Rights Law protects against workplace discrimination based on status as a victim of domestic violence, sex offenses, or stalking. If you are a survivor of domestic violence, a sex offense, or stalking, it is important to understand your rights...
After you win a lawsuit and obtain a judgment against a defendant, you may face a second battle getting the defendant to pay up. Fortunately, New York law provides several options for judgment creditors to collect money owed to them by judgment debtors. These include...
Under the New York City Human Rights Law, it is illegal for employers to discriminate against you based on your actual or perceived immigration or citizenship status. Employers are also prohibited from subjecting you to harassment or disparate treatment, such as...
Under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), your employer must provide you with “reasonable accommodations” for your known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless the accommodations will cause the employer an “undue...
Say your client has obtained a judgment against a debtor in another state. If the judgment debtor has assets in New York, attaching the judgment to those assets may be an effective way for your client to enforce the judgment and collect on the debt. But before this...
Human trafficking and related offenses are federal crimes under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. But not everyone has a clear understanding of what constitutes human trafficking or how to identify a trafficking victim. What is human trafficking? Trafficking...
Employees who work in New York are legally entitled to time off from work for a number of reasons, such as illness and caring for family members. Under a new law, employees can sue employers who penalize them for taking legally protected time off and recover damages...
Many restaurant workers, including wait staff, bartenders, captains, and bussing staff, receive tips as part of their compensation. A tip credit or tip allowance allows employers to pay tipped employees a certain amount less than minimum wage, as long as the...
If you are a live-in home health aide in New York and you work a 24-hour shift, it is important to understand your rights with regard to sleep and meal breaks. 13-Hour Rule Under the New York State Department of Labor’s so-called 13-Hour Rule, if you are assigned a...
