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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...
The Department of Labor Clarifies the “Independent Contractor” Test
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has been active in bringing enforcement actions against employers that misclassify workers as “independent...
The Value of Recruiting Smart
Fall Recruiting As organizations prepare for the fall it is a good time to review and perfect recruitment and selection tools. Many organizations...
Cybersecurity: Protecting Property, Employees, and Clients
Costing the global economy around $400 billion per year, cyber crime has become one of the most significant risks that an employer faces today....
Second Circuit Requires Court Approval To Settle FLSA Claims
The Second Circuit held this month in Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc , case no. 14-299-cv (Aug 7, 2015) that parties are now required to get...
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