Paying Employees with Pre-Paid Debit Cards: Is This Legal? The New York Attorney General Launches an Investigation
July 16, 2013
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In late June, a Pennsylvania McDonald’s franchise came under legal fire for paying employee’s wages through pre-paid debit cards, or payroll cards. Natalie Gunshannon, who brought suit against the franchise owners for violating PA state labor law, alleged that she was unable to check
Continue Reading →New York State Attorney General Continues to Aggressively Prosecute Labor Law Violations in Two Recent Brooklyn Cases
July 16, 2013
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Recently, the New York State Attorney General, Eric T. Schneiderman, has prosecuted two companies in Brooklyn courts for a variety of labor law violations. One company facing serious legal charges is Royal Commercial Cleaning owned by Jose Hector Hernandez Gramajo. On July 4, 2013, Sc
Continue Reading →Discrimination in College: Title IX, At 40, Levels The Playing Field For Student-Employees As Well As Athletes
July 04, 2013
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Students who played athletics in college within the last 40 years have some experience of the impact of Title IX on college athletics. By all accounts, as far as reducing gender discrimination in college athletics, Title IX has been a resounding success since its early days when wome
Continue Reading →Arrest Discrimination and Conviction Discrimination: EEOC Increases Enforcement
July 01, 2013
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Arrest Discrimination and Conviction Discrimination (together known as “criminal record discrimination”) in New York City are on the rise and, at the federal level, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is increasing resources to meet the challenge of b
Continue Reading →Tips to the Wise: New York Court of Appeals Ruling Clarifying Valid Tip Pooling Will Impact Thousands of New York City Tipped Employees
June 28, 2013
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Recently, the New York Court of Appeals handed down a ruling that supported a tip pool policy which will affect thousands of tipped restaurant and hospitality workers such as waiters, waitresses, bartenders, and barbacks in New York City. The U.S. Department of Labor states that tips
Continue Reading →Back Pains and Muscle Strains: Protection From Disability Discrimination
June 28, 2013
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According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, nearly every person experiences back pain that interferes with work at some point in their lives. In fact, lower back pain is the leading cause of missed work and job-related disability. Many times, back and ot
Continue Reading →Minimum Wage and Tipped Minimum Wages: The Department of Labor Calls For Increases
June 27, 2013
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As Acting Secretary of the Department of Labor Seth D. Harris stated in his Congressional testimony yesterday, minimum wage workers are increasingly struggling to support themselves and their families. The value of minimum wage has decreased by 30% since 1968, meaning that thousands
Continue Reading →Discrimination Updates: Two New Supreme Court Decisions Impacting New York City and Brooklyn Employees
June 26, 2013
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On Monday, June 24, 2013, the Supreme Court handed down two major decisions that New York City and Brooklyn employees should take note of with respect to their protections under Title VII, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law. In Vance v. Ball St
Continue Reading →Brooklyn Nurses: Should You Be Receiving Overtime Pay?
June 26, 2013
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Of the 1.1 million workers living in Brooklyn, NY, 25.8% work in education, healthcare, and social services. In other words, the healthcare industry is one of Brooklyn’s largest employers. If you are one of Brooklyn’s many nurses and other healthcare professionals, it is impo
Continue Reading →Account Executives in NYC: Are You Eligible for Overtime Pay?
June 25, 2013
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In New York City, there are thousands of account executives, account representatives, enterprise sales account representatives and marketing representatives who hold very similar positions which involve a hybrid of different responsibilities, including sales, marketing and administrat
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