The New York City Council recently amended the Fair Workweek Law, effective July 18, 2018, to allow employees to make two temporary schedule changes each calendar year for personal events. Qualifying personal events include: care for a child under 18, care for a household member who depends on the employee for medical care or the […]
Judge grants Conditional Certification of Collective Action in the Southern District of New York Fernandez v. Catholic Guardian Services, Craig Longley, individually, Grace Poppe, individually, and Dolores Ortiz, individually, Civil Case No.: 17-cv-03161-ER On April 28, 2017, Lead Plaintiff Ms. Fernandez, on behalf of herself and those similarly situated, filed a collective action lawsuit against […]
Discovering workplace wrongdoing can lead to stress, but there are protections in place that prevent the backlash against you for accusing your employer of breaking the law. Unfortunately, these protections only go so far and many whistleblowers find themselves mired in stress and anxiety when faced with the decision to report wrongdoing against their employer. […]
On September 7, 2017, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an amendment to Civil Service Law Section 75 extending notice and hearing rights to “Labor Class” employees after five years of continuous service. Previously, Labor Class employees (who were not veterans or exempt volunteer firefighters) were not afforded the right to written disciplinary charges and […]
New Collective Action filed in the Eastern District of New YorkLopez v. 1923 Sneaker, Inc. d/b/a “Air Kicks” and Youkyung Choi, individually Case No.: 18-cv-03828 On July 2, 2018, Plaintiff Lopez, on behalf of himself, individually, and, on behalf of all others similarly-situated, filed a collective action lawsuit against 1923 Sneaker, Inc. d/b/a “Air Kicks” […]
New Collective Action filed in the Southern District of New York Douglas v. Anthem Productions, LLC d/b/a Anthem Sound, Stage, and Lighting, and Advanced Audio Technology, LLC d/b/a Anthem SSL, and Evaggelos Poulos a/k/a Angelo Poulos, individually, and Joseph Lodi, individually, and Jason Ojeda, individually Case No.: 1:18-cv-05789 On June 26, 2018, lead Plaintiff Carlton Douglas, […]
Decisions issued by both federal courts and state courts in New York have recognized that the New York City Human Rights Law (“City HRL”) is far more expansive than other state and federal laws protecting employees from discrimination. The Appellate Division, First Department again affirmed this notion on September 6, 2018 in its recent decision […]
Once again, New York has taken the lead on legal issues in the workplace and is doing what it can to discourage sexual harassment on the job. The city’s Stop Sexual Harassment in New York City Act was signed by Mayor Bill de Blasio in May and includes several new laws that together amount to […]
New Class and Collective Action filed in the Southern District of New York Brown v. KA Investigations–Security, LLC Civil Case No.: 1:18-cv-05520 On June 19, 2018, Plaintiff, Mr. Brown, filed a class and collective action lawsuit against KA Investigations–Security, LLC for overtime and minimum wage violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), the New […]
Around the country, cities and states have begun to pass laws that ban prospective employers from asking job applicants for their salary history. The public policy rationale behind these laws is that applicants who were making less than what the prospective employer had in mind to pay them will most likely be low-balled; and applicants […]
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