Employers have long conducted background checks on job applicants, and for good reason. Depending on the position, previous actions by an employee may reflect badly on the company if they come to light. Some jobs require a background check on all potential employees....
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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 a...
Seizing Assets From Property With Joint Owners
Our previous post discussed some creative ways to enforce judgments (such as seizing the contents of a debtor's safe deposit box) and alluded to the challenges of taking such actions when the account is owned jointly by the debtor and non-debtor. In this article, we...
Collecting From Defunct Businesses
Creditors with judgments are often discouraged when they hear that the company that owes them money has gone out of business. Fortunately, the state legislature has passed laws restricting corporate debtors from engaging in certain transactions involving the company's...
Case Update: Dairy Drivers Settle Overtime Lawsuit
Here is an update on another case we've been following, which we originally wrote about nearly a year ago in a post entitled The power of punctuation: Commas, business contracts and the law. In March 2017, the First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a group of dairy...
New Laws and Changes to Existing Laws that Will Impact All New York Employers
Several new laws significantly impacting New York employees and employers were passed in 2017. Employees and employers are strongly encouraged to familiarize themselves with these new laws and determine how the legal developments will affect their jobs and businesses....
Legal Update: New York State Department of Labor Attempts to Clarify Rules on Home Health Aide Pay
On September 13, 2017, in two separate decisions, the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division, Second Department, determined that the March 11, 2010 Opinion Letter issued by the New York State Department of Labor was not a reasonable interpretation of the Wage Order...
A transfer denial can give rise to discrimination lawsuit
Employees who experience discrimination or bias from a supervisor are in a difficult situation. While discrimination is prohibited under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, many employees prefer to first explore alternatives to litigation. One alternative is to seek a...
New legislation aims to close gender wage gap in NYC
Signed into law by Mayor Bill de Blasio on May 4, 2017, a new measure designed to close the gender wage gap will take effect on October 31. An amendment to the New York City Human Rights Law, the legislation makes it illegal for an employer to look into an applicant's...
NYC enacts “fair workweek” law
New York City is the third U.S. city to enact legislation requiring fast-food and retail employers to provide employees with advanced notice of work schedules. For anyone who has worked fast food, retail, or other jobs that involve a flexible and non-traditional...
