Creative works and inventions are at the heart of countless businesses. Often, these innovations serve as the linchpin, giving a company its competitive edge and attracting skilled workers. Because of how valuable these innovations can be, employees and employers...
Employment Law For Employees
NYC Workplace Protections for Victims of Domestic Violence, Stalking, and Sex Offenses
The New York City Human Rights Law protects against workplace discrimination based on status as a victim of domestic violence, sex offenses, or stalking. If you are a survivor of domestic violence, a sex offense, or stalking, it is important to understand your rights...
NYC Human Rights Law protections based on immigration, citizenship status
Under the New York City Human Rights Law, it is illegal for employers to discriminate against you based on your actual or perceived immigration or citizenship status. Employers are also prohibited from subjecting you to harassment or disparate treatment, such as...
Your Rights under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), your employer must provide you with “reasonable accommodations” for your known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless the accommodations will cause the employer an “undue...
Updates and amendments to the New York State Paid Family Leave law
Having a loved one with a serious health condition or welcoming a child into your family can completely change your life. To protect workers in these situations and allow them to take the time they need to care for family members without losing their jobs or income,...
New York Lawful Absence Law: Your employer can’t penalize you for taking legal time off
Employees who work in New York are legally entitled to time off from work for a number of reasons, such as illness and caring for family members. Under a new law, employees can sue employers who penalize them for taking legally protected time off and recover damages...
How does the tip credit affect your wages?
Many restaurant workers, including wait staff, bartenders, captains, and bussing staff, receive tips as part of their compensation. A tip credit or tip allowance allows employers to pay tipped employees a certain amount less than minimum wage, as long as the...
Home Health Aides are Entitled to Full Pay if Their Sleep, Meal Breaks Are Interrupted
If you are a live-in home health aide in New York and you work a 24-hour shift, it is important to understand your rights with regard to sleep and meal breaks. 13-Hour Rule Under the New York State Department of Labor’s so-called 13-Hour Rule, if you are assigned a...
New Ruling Limits Confidentiality In Severance Agreements
Employees who are terminated or laid off are sometimes offered severance pay in exchange for making certain promises to their employer and/or giving up certain rights. But a new ruling by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) limits the restrictions that employers...
Protecting yourself against harassment as a remote worker
Over the last couple of years, many New Yorkers have shifted from an office work environment to working remotely from home. While these arrangements have several benefits, you could still find yourself battling some of the same issues you may have faced at the office,...