On December 5, 2017, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in connection with the sharing or “pooling” of tips. Specifically, the goal of the proposed rule is to abolish a 2011 tip regulation that restricted the “pooling” of tips. Under the current federal rule, a tip pool may not […]
OSHA, which stands for the Occupational Safety & Health Administration, is responsible for overseeing safety and health in the workplace. The organization has a number of rules and regulations focused on creating and maintaining a safe work environment. The agency is concerned about both the physical and emotional well-being of our US employees. As an […]
Inappropriate behavior in the workplace has been a hot topic in the news lately, but calling attention to the trend can only go so far when it comes to your own personal situation. Every employer is responsible for providing employees with a safe, professional, and well-functioning workplace. Companies need to have policies in place that […]
This case is being brought by lead plaintiff Mark Janus, who is a child support specialist for the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services and pays an agency fee to the union AFSCME. He believes that paying agency fees for activities related to terms and conditions of employment in the public-sector is inherently political […]
Good news for workers on Long Island. Effective December 31, 2017, the minimum wage on Long Island will increase from $10.00 to $11.00 for 2018. For fast food workers, the minimum wage on Long Island will increase from $10.75 to $11.75. The law also requires employers to post a notice issued by the Department of […]
Right-to-work laws do not literally give someone the “right to work.” Rather, they prohibit union security agreements in the workplace. This means that in states that have these laws, employees that have a union in their workplace are not required to pay, as a condition of employment, any union dues or agency (also called fair-share) […]
Title VII protects employees from discrimination in the workplace based on sex, race, national origin, and religion, but it remains unclear what protection from “sex” discrimination really means. As it turns out, this topic is presently being hotly debated, with many calling for the protected class to encompass one’s sexual orientation, rather than just gender. […]
Patrick McMahon v. New York Organ Donor Network, Index No: 156669/2012 The New York Organ Donor Network is trying to block a judge’s order to release medical records to a whistleblower who claims the group pushed hospital staff to declare patients brain dead so their body parts could be harvested. Patrick McMahon, is a nurse […]
There are numerous different types of harassment that can occur within a workplace. It’s possible for employees to be harassed based on a variety of factors and one of them is religion. According to the EEOC, there are two different types of religious harassment. The first occurs when an employee is forced to abandon or […]
New Collective Action filed in the Eastern District of New YorkLuis A. Rosario v. Baldwin Tavern Inc. d/b/a/ Kitty O’Hara, et al. Docket No: 17-cv-5879-SJF-ARL On October 6, 2017, Lead Plaintiff Luis A. Rosario, on behalf of himself and those similarly situated, filed a collective action lawsuit in United States District Court – Eastern District […]
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