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Posted on Jun 6, 2019 on Legislative Updates, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
Connecticut is the latest state to move towards a $15 minimum wage. On May 17th, the state Senate approved HB 5004, which raises the hourly minimum wage from $10.10 to $15 by 2023. The bill …
Posted on May 24, 2019 on Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
And just like that, an employer’s ability to pre-screen job applicants for marijuana use goes up in smoke. On April 9, New York City Council voted 40-4 to pass a bill which will prohibit employers …
Posted on May 16, 2019 on Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, News, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
As we previously wrote, Westchester County, New York’s Earned Sick Leave Law went into effect on April 10. In preparation, the County recently released FAQs for employers and employees as well as a Notice of …
Posted on May 3, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, National Origin, Race / Color, Retaliation by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
On April 16, a federal judge in Washington State rejected Royal Canin USA, LLC’s (“Royal Canin”) request for summary judgement in a suit filed by an ex Chinese-American employee claiming he was subjected to racial …
Posted on Apr 25, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, News, Retaliation, Sex, Sexual Orientation by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
Early on Monday, April 22, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear three closely watched cases which could decide once and for all whether transgendered and gay employees are protected from discrimination under Title VII …
Posted on Apr 25, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, Immigration Related Issues, Legal Updates, National Origin, News, Race / Color, Retaliation by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
The Social Security Administration (“SSA” or the “Agency”) has officially resumed issuing Employer Correction Requests, commonly known as social security number “no-match” letters. These letters, which alert employers of mismatches between submitted W-2 form information …
Posted on Mar 27, 2019 on Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, News, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
On Thursday, March 7, 2019, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), published a long-awaited Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to revise the “white-collar” overtime exemption regulations and replace the …
Posted on Mar 27, 2019 on Employment-at-Will / Restrictive Covenants, Legal Updates, News by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) argued no-poach agreements between fast-food franchisors and individual franchisees may actually have certain consumer benefits. While not a perfect shield, this requires more work for challengers …
Posted on Mar 4, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legislative Updates, News, Sex, Sexual Orientation by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
On January 25, 2019, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill which will amend the New York Human Rights Law and prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity or expression …
Posted on Mar 4, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legislative Updates, Race / Color by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
Under new guidelines just released last week by the New York City Commission on Human Rights, the targeting of people based on their hair or hairstyle, at work, school or in public spaces, will now …