Employers are not allowed to retaliate against immigrant employees in New York On July 27, 2019, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill that prohibits employers in New York State from retaliating against employees by contacting or threatening to contact immigration authorities. The measure also extends the protection to threats or actions against an […]
Report Workplace Harassment A variety of things occur in workplaces across the country every day that might be questionable, but not all of them are breaking any laws. Many of these occurrences aren’t even unethical or warrant filing a report with human resources – they’re simply things that get on your nerves or make you […]
Getting Fired For Activities Outside of the Workplace Today, with the widespread use of social media, it’s easy for anyone to know what anyone else is doing at any time. People are sharing more of their personal lives and in many ways, people have become less concerned about actions that might be perceived negatively. But […]
What does Just Cause and At-Will Employment Mean? In every state except for Montana, the default rule for terms and conditions of employment is the “at-will” doctrine. This means that an employer can terminate an employee for any reason or for no reason at all, and in turn, the employee can resign at any time […]
Judge grants Conditional Certification of Collective Action in the Southern District of New York Abraham and Sylvester v. Promise Home Care Agency, Inc.; Case No.: 18-cv-04502 As previously reported on this website, in Abraham and Sylvester v. Promise Home Care Agency, Inc. Case No.: 18-cv-04502, on August 3, 2018, Lead Plaintiffs, Ms. Abraham and Ms. […]
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) FLSA, which stands for the Fair Labor Standards Act, is a law that protects workers from workplace violations and practices related to wages and pay. The law created regulations that affect businesses and workers, including minimum wage guidelines and rules about overtime. In addition to wages, the FLSA also […]
Labor Union Inflatable Rats Under Fire Labor unions commonly use inflatable rats when they picket a company for using non-union labor in order to draw the attention of passersby and bring public awareness to their protest. However, the use of the inflatables may soon be restricted. Under the Trump administration, the National Labor Relations Board […]
New York City Becomes the First Municipality in the Country to Ban Marijuana Testing of Job Applicants On May 10, 2019, the New York City Council’s bill prohibiting employers from drug testing prospective employees for marijuana and tetrahydrocannabinols (“THC,” the active ingredient in marijuana) was passed into law. The law, which is the first of […]
New Class and Collective Action filed in the Eastern District of New York Loja v. Jasco Designs, Inc., Civil Case No.: 18-cv-06190 On November 2, 2018, Plaintiff, Ms. Loja, on behalf of herself, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly-situated, filed a class and collective action lawsuit in the United States District Court Eastern […]
The Earned Sick Time Act in New York City As of May 5, 2018, the New York City’s Earned Sick Time Act permits employees paid time off, if they or their family members are victims of domestic violence. Such time off, referred to as “safe time” in the Act, may be utilized to address certain […]
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