In our regularly updated blog, we discuss how changes in federal and state law can affect an employee's rights in New York. Learn about recent changes in New York’s sexual harassment laws, protections for nannies or domestic professionals, how whistleblowers are fighting the epidemic of healthcare fraud, and more.
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Top Five Ways Hospitals and Nursing Homes Fail to Pay Nurses Their Full Wages The U.S. Department of Labor has found that hospitals and nursing homes frequently fail to pay nurses for all the hours they work. -
Overtime Basics for Hourly Employees If you are paid on an hourly basis, then you must be paid one and one-half times your regular hourly rate if you work more than 40 hours in a work week. -
Illegal Tip Pooling in the Restaurant Industry Every year, restaurants are forced to pay millions of dollars to their servers, bartenders and other tipped employees because of illegal tip pooling. -
How to File a Claim for Unpaid Overtime in New York Did your employer fail to pay you for overtime when you worked more than 40 hours in a week? Learn how to build a winning case to get paid what you are owed. -
Getting Paid for All the Hours You Work If you are paid by the hour, then you must be paid for all the time you work. This includes when you take work home or work outside normal working hours. -
How Do You Prove Emotional Distress Damages? Here are six simple steps you can take to increase your chances of winning a large damages award for emotional distress. -
Discrimination and Protection from COVID-19 in the Workplace You do not have to put your life at risk to keep your job. Your employer may not discriminate against you in terms of PPE or work assignments during a pandemic. -
How to Respond to Sexual Harassment Reporting the harassment and getting help from a professional counselor can help stop the harassment and build a strong case against your employer for damages. -
The Healthcare Professional’s Best Advocate Leandro “Lindy” Lachica is an employment litigator with a fascinating twist. Before joining our law firm, he was a Philippine diplomat and legal advisor. -
On Being an American: The Story of Allegiance Allegiance is based on George Takei's experience when he was sent to an internment camp during WWII because he was an American of Japanese descent. -
How to Prove Your Employment Discrimination Case Every employment discrimination case is won or lost based on the evidence. Here is what you need to pull together to prove a strong case for damages. -
Three Reasons Why You Should Read Your Employee Handbook Your handbook is almost as important as a contract. Don’t wait until you have a dispute to find out what your rights are. Read your Employee Handbook now.