By Saswat Pattanayak If the Department of Labor (DOL)’s proposed rule comes into effect, whereby tips are shifted from workers…

Starting this December 31, 2017, the minimum wage for workers in New York City (the 5 boroughs that comprise NYC) rises to $13 an hour.

Employers are now prohibited in NYC from prompting you, asking you, asking your prior employer, searching for publicly available information about your past salary history.

If you feel you are being wrongfully terminated or you are wrongfully discharged, or dismissed, people use that term “wrongful termination” all the time. The thing is, it’s not really a thing. It’s not a claim. It’s not a cause of action – it’s more of a term of art that comprises several different notions of illegal or unjust firings from your job.

The needs of the individual – you – with your condition, your bona fide disability under federal law and what the employer (the many) needs to do to ‘reasonably accommodate,’ to be flexible to your needs–that to the employer (the many)–is basically a pain in their butt, because it’s higher maintenance, more cost, but they have to do it under the law and that’s the balance, that’s the test of reasonable accommodation.

  New York Paid Family Leave Program – What Are My Benefits? By Jack Tuckner, Esq. Starting January 1, 2018,…

The Secret to Filing Administrative Complaints with the EEOC or the SDHR: Don’t Do It!  Q: Should I file a…

Get Ready to Be Happy (Or At Least Less Depressed). By Jack Tuckner, Esq. Starting January 1, 2018, the New…

While the commercial makes a power statement for women, the company does little to hire and promote female workers If…

Paycheck Sharing and Equal Pay Question: Some of our employees were comparing their paychecks, which caused us a whole bunch…