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New York State Appellate Court Says 24-Hour Non-Residential Home Care Workers Must Be Paid for All 24 Hours, Including Meal and Sleep Periods
May 2, 2017 Ali Law Group PC Legislative Updates, New YorkOn April 11, 2017, in an unprecedented state appellate court decision, the First Department, Appellate Division of the NYS Supreme...Continue Reading →
NYSDOL Adopts Regulations Governing Employment Policies that Restrict Employee Discussion of Wages
April 27, 2017 Ali Law Group PCThe New York State Department of Labor (DOL) has recently adopted regulations clarifying employers’ rights and obligations under New York’s...Continue Reading →
New York Considers Banning Inquiries about Salary History of Job Applicants
March 31, 2017 Ali Law Group PC Legislative Updates, New York, New York City, Discrimination in Hiring (Title VII) Following its fairly recent enactment of laws restricting the use of criminal background and credit checks, New York City has...Continue Reading →Work Flexibility Legislation Proposed in NYC
March 21, 2017 Ali Law Group PC Legislative Updates, New York City, Accommodation On March 3, 2017, the New York City Council's Committee on Civil Service and Labor (the "Committee") conducted a hearing...Continue Reading →Predictable Scheduling Laws Are Trending—Is New York City Next?
March 21, 2017 Ali Law Group PC Legislative Updates, New York City Unpredictable work-scheduling practices in the restaurant and retail industries have caused several cities across the country to pass legislation providing...Continue Reading →Jewelry Firm Faces Sex Discrimination Class-action Lawsuit
March 14, 2017 Ali Law Group PC Discrimination/Equal Employment Opportunity, Gender, Sexual Harassment Sterling Jewelers, the parent company of Kay Jewelers and Jared, is defending against a gender discrimination class-action case involving thousands...Continue Reading →EEOC Issues Proposed Enforcement Guidance on Unlawful Harassment
March 14, 2017 Ali Law Group PC Discrimination/Equal Employment Opportunity, Gender, Sexual Harassment On January 10, 2017, The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a Proposed Enforcement Guidance on Unlawful Harassment. The proposed...Continue Reading →DOL Overtime Rule Faces Uncertain Future
February 28, 2017 Ali Law Group PC Legislative Updates, Federal, Wage and Hour On November 22, 2016, a federal judge granted a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) overtime...Continue Reading →Fourth Circuit Adopts New FLSA Joint Employer Test
February 21, 2017 Ali Law Group PC Independent Contractors, Fair Labor Standards Act On January 25, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit* adopted a new six-factor test to determine...Continue Reading →DOL Fiduciary Rule in Jeopardy: How Employers Can Protect 401(K) Investors
February 15, 2017 Ali Law Group PC Legislative Updates, Federal, BenefitsPresident Trump has signed an executive order instructing the Department of Labor (DOL) to “rescind or revise” the controversial ruling...Continue Reading →
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