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 […]
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 […]
Judge grants Conditional Certification of Collective Action in the Eastern District of New York Aguilar v. Advanced Mepf Services Corp., et al.; Case No.: 1:19-cv-05014-RPK-JO On September 3, 2019, Mr. Aguilar, on behalf of himself, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly-situated, filed a collective action lawsuit in the United States District Court Eastern […]
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 […]
Judge grants Conditional Certification of Collective Action in the Southern District of New York Mako v. Linda Richards Inc. et al.; Case No.: 19-cv-02660-CS On October 18, 2019, Ms. Mako, on behalf of herself, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly-situated, filed a collective action lawsuit in the United States District Court Southern District […]
New Class and Collective Employment Law Action filed in the Southern District of New York Boone and Clarke v. Alpha Corporate Transportation and Taxi Service Inc. d/b/a Alpha Taxi, and Edward Samraldi, individually, Civil Case No.: 19-cv-02808-CS On March 28, 2019, Plaintiffs Boone and Clarke, on behalf of themselves, individually, and on behalf of all […]
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 […]
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