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 […]
Employment Law Update – New Laws for Independent Contractors A new freelance law to protect California independent contractors recently went into effect and a similar law could be coming to New York State. AB 5 establishes several new requirements for California companies working with freelancers. The law is an indication of what’s on the horizon […]
New Employment Law Class and Collective Action filed in the Southern District of New York Padilla v. Urban Garden Center, Inc. et al.; Case No.: 19-cv-09660(LGK) On October 18, 2019, Mr. Padilla, on behalf of himself, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly-situated, filed a collective action lawsuit in the United States District Court […]
Employment Law, Pregnancy Discrimination For some women, working during pregnancy is one of the most challenging things they will ever do. None of the usual stresses of work go away once you’re pregnant and you’re also faced with all of the nagging physical ailments that might accompany pregnancy – digestive distress, poor sleep, aches, and […]
An employee stops paying union dues on religious grounds and files s suit against the employer In states that allow union security (also called agency shop) agreements in the private sector, New York being one of them, workers who are not members of the union in their workplace are required at minimum to pay agency […]
Employer Liability for Treatment of Employees by Customers Most jobs involve interaction with people other than your co-workers. Whether you work in an industry with customers or you are responsible for meeting the needs of clients, just about everyone with a job has to deal with people in one way or another. Customers and clients […]
Workplace Retaliation In addition to the laws in place to protect you from discrimination in the workplace, the law also protects you from retaliation. Your employer cannot penalize you for reporting some types of wrongdoing, including discrimination and harassment – this is called engaging in legally protected activity. How Do You Know If What’s Happening […]
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