New Collective Action filed in the Eastern District of New York Alvarez v. Cambridge Kitchens MFG Inc. and Neoklis Vasiliades, individually Civil Case No.: 18-cv-05419 On September 26, 2018, Plaintiff Alvarez, on behalf of himself, individually, and, on behalf of all others similarly-situated, filed a collective action lawsuit against CAMBRIDGE KITCHENS MFG INC. (“Cambridge”) and […]
New Action filed in the Eastern District of New York Feldman v. Malba Gardens Owners Corp., and Direct Management Corp., and Jake Demosthenous, individually Civil Case No.: 1:18-cv-05095 On September 10, 2018, Plaintiff Mr. Felman, filed a Complaint in the United States District Court Eastern District of New York against MALBA GARDENS OWNERS CORP. (“Malba Gardens”), […]
New York’s Temporary Schedule Change Law In July 2018, a New York City law went into effect that made it a requirement for employers to grant up to two temporary schedule changes for employees dealing with “personal events.” The new law, called NYC Temporary Schedule Change Law, applies to all New York City employees who […]
New York regulations on employee scheduling proposed On December 12, 2018, the New York State Department submitted proposed regulations on employee scheduling for public comment. These proposed regulations require employers to compensate employees for unscheduled shifts, canceled shifts and “on-call” shifts. Under the proposed regulations, for unscheduled shifts, the employer must pay the employee an […]
New Class and Collective Action filed in the Southern District of New York Rodriguez v. 149 Street Food Corp. d/b/a Fine Fare Supermarket, and 675 Morris Ave Food Corp. d/b/a Fine Fare Supermarket, and Franklin Pimentel, individually, and Daisy Pimentel, individually, and Rigo Delgado, individually Civil Case No.: 1:18-cv-07933 On August 30, 2018, lead Plaintiff […]
New York City’s ride-hailing minimum compensation regulation is the first in the nation On December 4, 2018, the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (T&LC) announced new driver income and transparency rules for drivers of popular ride hailing apps Uber, Lyft, Via, and Gett/Juno. The new rules are anticipated by the T&LC to go into […]
“Cooperative Dialogue” in Employment Law Making a request for accommodations in the workplace can be a stressful and intimidating process for many. Luckily, New York has enacted guidelines to make the process easier for employees and employers. As of October 2018, all New York City employers with four or more employees are required to use […]
What is a Failure to Hire Lawsuit? If you’re searching for a job you already know how stressful the experience is even under the best of circumstances. The lucky ones who manage to land their dream job after just a few interviews still must deal with stress, uncertainty, and uncomfortable or awkward situations. But what […]
What is “Constructive Termination” Employees suffering from illegal discrimination and/or retaliation at work are often fired from their job as the culmination of a series of adverse actions taken against them. However, what if there is such a strong hostile work environment rife with discrimination and retaliation that causes an employee to want to quit […]
The short answer in New York is: maybe. To retaliate literally means to respond or reply. Thus, many actions against employees are a response to action(s) that an employee has taken. It is not illegal to take an adverse action against an employee in response to something that employee may have done that the employer […]
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