Alcoholism and Sobriety: Can The Americans with Disabilities Act Be Helpful?
June 21, 2013
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Living with alcoholism can be debilitating, lonely, and can also cause major issues between you and your employer. According to StopAddiction.com, 1.1 million New York adults have abused alcohol within the past year alone, whereas only 1.5% of those people have received treatment. If
Continue Reading →This Should be a Fun One…
June 19, 2013
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Pleased to say that Chris Davis, who heads up our Employment Practice here, has sued a wealthy and powerful Chilean family on behalf of a nanny who alleges that they engaged in human trafficking, bringing her to the US under false pretenses, taking her passport, and denying her access
Continue Reading →Interns Rejoice: A Recent New York Ruling Could Mean Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay for “Unpaid Interns”
June 19, 2013
Unfortunately, for younger generations, the current status of the American economy has led to a shortage of employment for even the brightest college graduates and young adults. In fact, job scarcity has made even unpaid internships more. But employers beware: as colleges across Amer
Continue Reading →Whistleblower Provisions Under The Affordable Care Act
June 17, 2013
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The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been a heated source of debate for the American public since first proposed as legislation by the Obama administration. Although it has been met with some fierce opposition, it was signed into law by President Obama in March of 2010 and survived a Sup
Continue Reading →Far From Home: How To Seek the Protection of the FCPA When The Cost of Business Abroad is Breaking The Law
June 14, 2013
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As a result of increasing US investment in foreign financial markets, cheaper foreign labor, and a greater foreign corporate presence given intensifying competition for market share from abroad, U.S. companies are flocking to international sites to conduct business, making the Foreign
Continue Reading →Retaliation Claims Under SOX: A Survival Guide For Financial Industry Whistleblowers
June 12, 2013
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Recent federal appellate precedent has made prosecuting companies for whistleblower retaliation more plausible, at least on paper. There’s still the issue of working up the courage to actually go through with making a formal compliant, a paralyzing moment for nearly all of the
Continue Reading →Unlawful Deductions Under New York Law: Four Key Protections Every Commissioned Salesperson Should Know
June 10, 2013
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In the Brooklyn area, there are new businesses sprouting up at a rapid fire pace. Many of these business are in industries with a heavy reliance on sales professionals, and compensation is often based purely on a percentage of the revenue reaped on the employees’ sales, otherwi
Continue Reading →The Unemployed Rejoining the Workforce: The Rights You Should be Aware of as a Member of the New Protected Class in New York
June 10, 2013
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From where the United States economy was a mere two years ago, with a 9.4 percent unemployment rate, the current 7.5 percent seems to be an improvement. Given the fact of decreasing national unemployment rates, one may assume that our local region’s unemployment rate is a
Continue Reading →File a Discrimination Grievance With Your Union First, or Risk Grieving Because Your Case Isn’t Heard
June 07, 2013
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Facing discrimination at the workplace, whether based on age, race, national origin, religious beliefs, gender, or sexual orientation, any person’s first natural instinct may be to call a lawyer. However, if you are a member of a union, you most likely will need to take another cours
Continue Reading →Anti-Discrimination and Anti-Retaliation Laws in New York: The Courts Take an Increasingly Employee Friendly View of the Law
June 07, 2013
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In recent months the Second Circuit has handed down a few decisions that make evident a trend towards taking an expansive view of the anti-discrimination and anti-retaliation statutes in New York. As a result of these decisions, certain employment discrimination claims which may not
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