New Action filed in the Eastern District of New York Delyons v. KA Investigations-Security, LLC and Kelvin Alexander, individually, Civil Case No.: 20-cv-01763 On April 10, 2020, Plaintiff Delyons filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court Eastern District of New York against KA INVESTIGATIONS-SECURITY, LLC, and KELVIN ALEXANDER, individually, (collectively, where appropriate, as “Defendants”), […]
New York’s Comprehensive Sick and Family Leave Benefits during the COVID-19 Pandemic New York State is known to have the strongest employee health and family leave policies in the country. Since 2016 when Governor Cuomo signed the state’s comprehensive Paid Family Leave policy into place, workers have enjoyed protection from having to choose between their […]
COVID-19 is changing employment law Over the last two months, the COVID-19 pandemic has tremendously impacted life as we know it. In particular, the pandemic has caused economic uncertainty and has forced state governments to issue stay-at-home orders, forcing businesses to furlough and/or lay off millions of employees. However, employees that have been laid off […]
New Action filed in the Southern District of New York Martinez v. JLM Decorating, Inc., and JLM Decorating NYC Inc., and Cosmopolitan Interior NY Corporation, and Moshe Gold, individually, and Josafath Arias, individually, Civil Case No.: 20-cv-02969 On April 10, 2020, Plaintiff Martinez filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court Southern District of […]
The minimum wage employees must earn per hour working in New York City is one of the highest in the nation. It was raised to $15 per hour for companies employing 11 or more in New York City on December 31, 2018, and reached that same mark for companies employing 10 or fewer this year […]
New York Employment Benefit Requirements As an employee, there are certain benefits to which you are entitled. For instance, workers are guaranteed. A minimum wage, which varies based on where you are working in the state Overtime pay at 1.5 times your base rate when you work more than 40 hours in a calendar week […]
Franchisor Joint Employer Liability In January, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a rule that will make it more difficult for workers to hold franchisors like McDonald’s and other fast food, convenience store, and gas station outlets liable for wage violations committed by their franchisees. The rule goes into effect this month. This […]
Judge grants Conditional Certification of Collective Action in the Eastern District of New York Loja, et al. v. Jasco Designs, Inc..; Case No.: 1:18-cv-06190-AMD-VMS On November 2, 2018, Ms. Loja, on behalf of herself, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly-situated, filed a collective action lawsuit in the United States District Court Eastern District […]
New Employment Law Action filed in the Eastern District of New York Gill v. Moody Mart 2 Inc., and HO 110 Inc., and Hill Enterprise Inc., and Tariq Mahmud, individually, Civil Case No.: 19-cv-02171-JMA-AKT On April 12, 2019, Plaintiff Gill filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court Eastern District of New York against MOODY […]
Delayed Workplace Retaliation Laws exist to protect workers who voice concerns about workplace discrimination from retaliation. But for these laws to provide the protection they guarantee, workers need to recognize an action as retaliation. In most cases, retaliation will happen in direct response or shortly after a worker files a complaint, but this isn’t always […]
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