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New York

Banquet hall dishes more than $300K in back pay, penalties

01/11/2017
An Indian restaurant and banquet hall in Garden City, N.Y., will pay $285,800 in back wages and liquidated damages to 24 workers to resolve allegations it violated the Fair Labor Standards Act.

United Nations is immune from Title VII

01/11/2017
In a decision sought by the United States government, the Secretary General of the United Nations has been found immune from lawsuits over employment discrimination.

Equal discipline key to survive sex bias claims

01/11/2017
Employers rarely lose sex discrimination lawsuits if they can show that everyone who broke the same rule received the same punishment.

Employee representing herself? Document all parts of settlement process

01/11/2017
Carefully document the settlement process. Be able to prove you suggested having the employee ask a real attorney to review the proposed settlement.

Actions that make employees feel bad aren’t necessarily ‘adverse’ under the law

01/11/2017
Employees who claim their employers discriminated against them must show that the alleged action was “adverse,” not merely uncomfortable, inconvenient or even unfair.

Court: Participation in training doesn’t establish pay for EPA purposes

01/11/2017
Participating in a training program doesn’t mean an employee can win an Equal Pay Act claim by arguing some participants—who essentially undergo very similar training—are paid more for comparable work.

Keep good records to justify every termination

01/11/2017
It is crucial to plan as if every termination will be challenged.

Buffalo gas stations to pump $84K into employees’ pockets

01/11/2017
The owner of three Buffalo area gas stations will pay $84,000 in back pay to 41 employees.

Never tolerate talk of sexual violence

01/10/2017
If anyone—a rank-and-file employee, a supervisor or even the CEO—makes comments suggesting sexual harassment or the possibility of sexual assault, crack down quickly.

Trump administration may mean big employment law changes

12/20/2016
Expect both houses of Congress to use their power to reshape the employment law landscape.