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By: Megan J. Muoio, May 29, 2015 The issue of the minimum wage – whether it should be increased, how, and whether increases should be centered on workers in specific industries...
Nicholas Fortuna, May 27, 2015 The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) Office of the General Counsel issued an Advice Memorandum on April 28, 2015, finding a restaurant franchisor, Freshii Development...
Diana Uhimov, May 22, 2015 On May 10, 2015, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that he would enact emergency measures to combat the wage theft and workplace safety hazards faced by...
Paula Lopez, May 12, 2015. On May 6, 2015, Mayor Bill De Blasio signed into law Bill A-261A, which amends the New York City Human Rights Law (NYC HRL) to prohibit...
By: Megan J. Muoio, May 4, 2015 On Wednesday, April 29, 2015, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Mach Mining LLC v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which was argued before...
Nicholas Fortuna, April 27, 2015 On April 10, an en banc panel of the Sixth Circuit issued a decision stating Ford Motor Company did not have to grant an employee’s request...
Paula Lopez, April 10, 2015. On April 1, 2015 the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) brought its first enforcement action against an employer, KBR, Inc., because of the terms of a...
By: Megan J. Muoio, April 7 2015 On March 25, 2015, the Supreme Court handed down a decision in Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc., a case challenging the interpretation and applicability...
Nicholas Fortuna, March 27, 2015 On March 18, the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) general counsel issued a report offering guidance to employers and labor law practitioners on how to draft...