Access to your personnel files “This is going on your permanent record.” These might have been words most people dreaded hearing when they were in school, but the phrase can be equally as intimidating in the workplace. The good news is you have more rights as a working adult than you did as a student […]
2018 Discrimination Charge Data Released by EEOC On Monday, April 10, 2019, The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) released its fiscal year (“FY”) 2018 report concerning discrimination charges. The report shows that the number of discrimination charges filed with the EEOC dropped, with one notable outlier: sexual harassment charges. The report breaks down the […]
Judge grants Conditional Certification of Collective Action in the Southern District of New York Torres and Tavarez v. Bo-Mell Enterprises, Inc. and Quality Auto Body & Painting Center, Inc., and Richard Cisternas, individually Case No.: 18-cv-08997 As previously reported on this website, in Torres and Tavarez v. Bo-Mell Enterprises, Inc. and Quality Auto Body & […]
New Class and Collective Action filed in the Southern District of New York McQuaid v. Capital Stack, LLC, and Eprodigy ACH, LLC, and Eprodigy Operations, LLC, and David Rubin, individually, and Brian Stulman, individually, Civil Case No.: 18-cv-09230 On October 9, 2018, Plaintiff, Mr. McQuaid, on behalf of himself, individually, and on behalf of all […]
New Amendments to Whistleblower Law Proposed in New York State Senate In New York State, New York Labor Law (“NYLL”) § 740 protects whistleblowing employees from retaliation for engaging in protected activity. Specifically, NYLL § 740 has a one-year statute of limitations and considers protected activity to be when an employee reports, or threatens to […]
New York Proposes Changes to Paid Time Off Rules Paid time off (PTO) is a term used to describe time employees are entitled to pay when they are away from work. PTO is sometimes categorized more specifically as sick time or vacation time or by other similar terms, but this is becoming increasingly less popular. […]
OSHA Rule Appealed On January 25, the Trump administration officially repealed sections of an Occupational Health and Safety Administration (“OSHA”) rule enacted by the Obama administration regarding the tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses. The Obama rule, which was enacted in 2016, required most employers to electronically submit detailed injury and illness reports to OSHA […]
Were you Wrongfully Terminated? Job termination is a fact of life. Employees are let go all the time and in many cases, the reasons for termination are justified. A company might cut back and implement layoffs or a specific employee might fail to meet his or her obligations regarding the job. In some cases, it’s […]
NYC New Lactation Law Room Law Will be in Effect on March 18, 2019 In late 2018, New York City passed two new laws requiring employers with 15 or more employees to: 1) provide a lactation room for breastfeeding employees; and 2) establish an accommodation request process and policies for nursing employees. These new laws […]
Brininger v. Fred A. Cook, Jr., Inc., and Brian F. Cook, individually, Civil Case No.: 18-cv-4579(CS) On May 23, 2018, Lead Plaintiff Mr. Brininger, on behalf of himself and those similarly situated, filed a collective action lawsuit against Fred A. Cook, Jr., Inc., and Brian F. Cook, individually, (collectively as “Defendants”), alleging debilitating violations of […]
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