On July 15, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ruled that sexual orientation discrimination in the workplace is unlawful under Title...
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New NY Task Force Investigates Widespread Wage Violations
On July 16, on the same day that Governor Cuomo signed a bill that increases investigations of wage violations by nail salons, the Governor also...
New York City Signs Ban The Box Legislation
Effective October 27 of this year, New York City employers may no longer inquire about an applicant’s criminal history. The Fair Chance Act (Act),...
Second Circuit Disposes of DOL Guidelines on Unpaid Interns
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit made a momentous decision earlier this month, disregarding the traditional standards used...
Wages and Hours: The Highest Exposure for Employers
The Exposure The goal of our newsletters is to alert our clients and colleagues as to key areas of compliance in managing their enterprises. The...
NY Cracking Down on Nail Salon Wage Violations
This May, The New York Times (Times) published a shocking report on investigations that it conducted on New York City’s nail salon industry. Nail...
Gender-Neutral Bathrooms in the Workplace
This month has been full of major breakthroughs for the LGBT community. Caitlyn Jenner became a hero to many when she decided to inform the public...
Same-Sex Marriage Legal in All 50 States
The U.S. Supreme Court was the focus of attention last Friday as same-sex couples around the nation received the case holding that they had been...
New Overtime Regulations Could Affect 5 Million Workers
Last night, President Obama unveiled a plan that could give as many as five million Americans overtime pay that they would otherwise be ineligible...
Credit History Discrimination Law Passed in NYC
The Mayor of New York City (NYC) Bill de Blasio has signed into law an amendment to the NYC Human Rights Law (Amendment) that will restrict...
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