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Posted on Oct 19, 2018 on Disability, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, News, Tips of the Month by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
If you are an employer in New York City, the words “cooperative dialogue” should now be at the top of your mind any time you discuss accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The …
Posted on Oct 19, 2018 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, News, Retaliation, Sex by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
This summer, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), the federal watch dog for federal employment discrimination statutes, filed seven sexual harassment lawsuits against companies across the United States. Another likely response to the #MeToo movement. …
Posted on Oct 19, 2018 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, Sex by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
With the rise of the #MeToo movement, employers everywhere are smartly taking the time to learn their duties and responsibilities when it comes to preventing sexual harassment. A valuable affirmative defense available to employers facing …
Posted on Oct 19, 2018 on Legal Updates, News, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
In late 2017, the United States Department of Labor proposed modifying the rules regarding tip pooling. Presently, tips belong to the employee earning them, regardless of whether the employee is paid minimum wage or the …
Posted on Oct 19, 2018 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, News, Sex by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
$75,000 plus years of monitoring by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), the federal watch dog for employment discrimination, was the price tag for an Applebee’s Grill and Bar that allowed sexual harassment to go …
Posted on Oct 19, 2018 on Immigration Related Issues, Legal Updates, NLRB, Union Issues by Bruce E. Buchanan
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) found, in Ruprecht Co., 366 NLRB No. 179 (Aug. 27, 2018), an employer cannot unilaterally implement E-Verify if its employees are represented by a union; rather, it must give …
Posted on Sep 27, 2018 on Featured, Firm Happenings by Brody and Associates
This summer, Brody and Associates, LLC was pleased to have Kelly Elder join the Firm as a Summer Associate. Ms. Elder is a Class of 2019 Juris Doctor Candidate at George Washington University. During the …
Posted on Sep 27, 2018 on Immigration Related Issues, Legal Updates by Bruce E. Buchanan
Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) were out in force during the week of July 16 delivering Notice of Inspection (NOI)/audit notices. Incredibly, HSI served 2,738 NOIs and made 32 arrests in …
Posted on Sep 27, 2018 on Labor Management Issues, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, NLRB, Union Issues by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently ruled that an employer’s video surveillance of its employees in the process of distributing Union materials and literature (and thereby breaking Company rules) was illegal under the National …
Posted on Sep 27, 2018 on Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, News, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
In April, the United States Supreme Court ruled employees at a California auto dealership, Encino Motorcars, LLC, who advise customers about repair work fall under a Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) exemption that excludes “any …