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New York

Failure to pay overtime costs Queens hotels $750K

02/12/2019

The owners of three Queens hotels must pay $360,543 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages after investigators from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found 83 employees had been denied overtime pay.

Courts usually allow employee to choose lawsuit venue

02/12/2019

In the legal world, it’s commonly accepted that urban juries tend to deliver big awards when employees sue their employers. Courts usually let the plaintiff choose a lawsuit’s venue, as long as there’s a substantial connection between the lawsuit’s main claim and the location.

ADA accommodation: Take all requests seriously

02/12/2019

When an employee asks for an ADA reasonable accommodation, take that request seriously even if you don’t think it’s valid. Start the interactive process and see where it goes.

Temporary injuries generally don’t rise to the level of ADA disability

02/12/2019

Each condition must be assessed individually. Here’s how that played out in a recent case.

Track every accommodation request to show when employees asked—or didn’t

02/12/2019

Disabled employees who need reasonable accommodations must request them. If no request is made, no ADA accommodation is due. That’s why it is important to routinely track when you receive accommodation requests.

Human Rights Law extends far outside city limits when applicants claim harassment

02/12/2019

If you are an employer in New York City, you may find yourself liable for sexual harassment stemming from events that didn’t even occur in New York and involving people who have never even applied for a job in your organization.

You need great records to beat NYCHRL suits

02/12/2019

New York City employers have to clear a high bar to defend against discrimination claims under the New York City Human Rights Law. For all practical purposes, you have to show that discrimination played no role whatsoever in your decision.

SUNY requires system-wide relationship policies

02/12/2019

Regulations set to take effect March 1 require all campuses in the State University of New York system to develop a “Sexual and Romantic Relationship” policy.

Social Security Administration no-match letters are back

01/29/2019

SSA no-match letters will be sent out for any discrepancy found on W-2 forms, whether or not the employer uses the government’s online E-Verify employment eligibility verification system.

N.Y. legal update: Preventing data breaches, criminal records checks

01/29/2019

This month, we bring you news on data breaches and further restrictions on using criminal records in the hiring process.