New Collective Action filed in the Eastern District of New York Perez v. Four Seasons Temp Control, Inc., and Asher Putter, individually Civil Case No.: 18-cv-5918 On October 23, 2018, Mr. Perez (“Plaintiff”), on behalf of himself, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly-situated, filed a collective action lawsuit against FOUR SEASONS TEMP CONTROL, […]
New Action filed in the Southern District of New York Sanchez v. Walker Deli Corp. d/b/a Tribeca Park Café and Sayed Abdalla, individually Civil Case No.: 1:18-cv-09321 On October 11, 2018, Plaintiff Ms. Sanchez, filed a Complaint in the United States District Court Southern District of New York against WALKER DELI CORP. d/b/a TRIBECA PARK […]
Judge grants Conditional Certification of Collective Action in the Southern District of New York Aquino v. Joseph’s Auto Center, Inc., and Richard Carlos Bucalo, individually, Case No.: 18-cv-2009 As previously reported on this website, in Aquino v. Joseph’s Auto Center, Inc., and Carl Bucalo, individually Case No.: 18-cv-2009, on March 14, 2018, Plaintiff Aquino, on […]
Judge grants Conditional Certification of Collective Action in the Eastern District of New York Sullivan v. 10 Washington Ave. Food Inc. d/b/a Sandwich Express, and Brian Lew, individually Case No.: 19-cv-00245(JFB)(AKT) On January 11, 201, Plaintiff Mr. Sullivan, on behalf of himself and those similarly situated, filed a collective action lawsuit against 10 Washington Ave. […]
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. […]
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