Employment Law

As businesses have begun opening up again, there are new challenges to meeting payroll, managing a remote workforce and being able to weather future shuttering of business operations as the pandemic reaches its climax. It is important for employers to be aware of...

Across the nation and right here in New York, businesses are subject to many different state and federal rules and regulations. The law dictates how they must report their earnings, where they may dispose of their waste, and how they may hire and fire their employees....

You may have worked overtime often over the time leading up to the 2020 holiday season, especially if you work in construction, at a factory or at a restaurant. However, were you properly paid for this extra work? Whether you can get to overtime pay may depend on...

After the year that has passed, there are many people in America who probably just feel lucky to have a job. While there are encouraging signs that the national economy may be returning to stability at an incremental pace, the employment market can be volatile in...

Federal laws set standards that require employers to pay most workers overtime wages for any time worked over 40 hours a week. Generally speaking, employers have to pay 150% of a worker’s hourly wage for all overtime worked. New York and New Jersey also have their own...

The federal Fair Labor Standards Act, in addition to state wage laws, governs compensation for training and other activities at work. An employee who watches an on-demand training webinar during normal work hours must be paid for that time under FLSA, according to a...

Gig workers, also known as on-demand workers, like those who work for Uber and Postmates, are classified as independent contractors by their respective platforms. This means that these contractors are not afforded the same employment rights as traditional employee,...

Over the past few months, many employers have transitioned to work-from-home arrangements. If yours is among these, you might have felt relieved at first, especially if you experienced sexual harassment at the office. Yet, many harassers will find ways to continue...