Creditors with judgments are often discouraged when they hear that the company that owes them money has gone out of business. Fortunately, the state legislature has passed laws restricting corporate debtors from engaging in certain transactions involving the company's...
What would you do if your payroll checks bounced? Or if you were paid in cash, but less than you were owed? What if you complained about your wages, and your boss threatened you with a gun? Allegations like these can put your employer at risk of a major enforcement...
If cinema mogul Harvey Weinstein thought he had seen the last of the sexual harassment and assault allegations against him, he was wrong. After dozens of women, including famous actresses, came forward with allegations of sexual misconduct and rape, Weinstein was...
Here is an update on another case we've been following, which we originally wrote about nearly a year ago in a post entitled The power of punctuation: Commas, business contracts and the law. In March 2017, the First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a group of dairy...
New York state law and the federal Americans with Disabilities Act prohibit employers from discriminating against qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. These laws prohibit discrimination in all aspects of employment, including hiring, firing,...
Creditors often assume that their judgments are not worth pursuing, either because they believe that the debt is too small, the debtor is insolvent, the debtor's assets are geographically removed, or that the debtor is otherwise safe from collection efforts. Often it...
New York City's fast-food workers won an important victory last fall. Mayor Bill de Blasio approved four new workplace laws forwarded by City Council that provide for a minimum rest period between shifts, predictable scheduling, and other measures. One significant...
In light of the #MeToo movement and sexual harassment allegations against corporate leaders like Steve Wynn, publicly traded companies are discussing when such allegations must be shared with investors. U.S. securities law requires public companies to report any...
What kinds of workplace discrimination complaints are lodged most frequently with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission? In fiscal year 2017 (which ended on September 30, 2017), Complaints of retaliation led the way in fiscal year 2017, followed by race and...
