On October 21, 2015, New York Governor Cuomo signed a series of bills that are commonly referred to as pieces of the Women’s Equality Act. These...
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Stop After-Work E-mails; Let Employee Personal Lives Stay Personal
It is possible the United States may soon see a day where American employers must pay their employees for the time put into responding to late-night...
New York Executive Order to Ban Transgender Discrimination
New York Governor Cuomo has announced his intentions last week to sign an executive order that would ban transgender discrimination. Governor...
New York City Mass Transit Benefits Law
On October 10, 2014, NYC Mayor De Blasio enacted Local Law 2014/053, more commonly known as the NYC Mass Transit Benefits Law. The law takes effect...
New York Meal and Break Laws
Many American workers and employers are so accustomed to breaks during a work shift that they do not know when or whether a break is actually...
New York Raising Fast Food Minimum Wage to $15 Per Hour
In May, Governor Cuomo ordered the State Labor Commissioner to create a Wage Board panel to investigate whether the wages paid in the fast food...
New Jersey’s Minimum Wage Unchanged for 2016
New Jersey’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DOL) announced in late September that there would be no minimum wage increase in the...
Offsetting Rising Minimum Wage Costs for Restaurants
As states and municipalities across the nation continue to increase minimum wages, restaurants are placed in a uniquely difficult position. Most...
Restaurant Wage and Hour Laws in New York
There is a myriad of federal, state, and local laws that employers must comply with when operating their organizations. To add to the complexities...
The NLRB Broadens the Joint Employer Liability Test
In a much-anticipated landmark decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has revised the test used in defining “joint employers” for the...
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