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In a prior post titled Yes, You Do Have to Pay Employees for Checking E-Mail Outside of Work, we discussed steps employers can take to reduce the risk that non-exempt employees will assert unpaid wage claims for the time they spend checking and responding to e-mail (and other communications) during what would normally be the … Read more
Many employers mistakenly believe that overtime pay only applies to hourly workers. The reality is that many salaried employees are also entitled to overtime pay. Generally speaking, unless employees are considered “exempt,” the law requires that any hours worked in excess of 40 per workweek be compensated at a rate of not less than time … Read more
Each new year brings new employment laws. In this post, we provide highlights of legislation passed in 2013 that will affect (and, in some cases, already is affecting) New York and NYC employers in 2014. Pregnancy Accommodation (NYC Employers) Legislation amending the New York City Human Rights Law will require most NYC employers to provide … Read more
With wage-and-hour litigation continuing its growth, employers who provide holiday bonuses should make sure that they don’t become proof of the old adage that no good deed goes unpunished by finding themselves on the receiving end of a wage claim. Wage-and-hour laws look to technical compliance, not generosity, and unbeknownst to many employers, there are … Read more
Many businesses rely on independent contractors, instead of employees, for their staffing needs. The reasons for doing so are obvious – among them, savings in labor costs. But misclassification of a worker as an independent contractor (as opposed to an employee) may have a number of legal consequences for a business, including: Payment of back … Read more
Each year, more employers are allowing their employees to telecommute. Many of them, however, do not take into consideration the legal or tax issues raised by telecommuting before allowing employees to work from home or another remote location. In addition, they do not consider whether telecommuting is appropriate for the particular position and employee. Federal … Read more
A question I’m often asked is whether employers need to pay their employees for checking and responding to e-mail during what would normally be the employee’s personal time. The answer is yes, and the answer applies to any form of e-communication, such as texting and instant messaging, and also to phone calls. While this may … Read more
On April 1, 2013, Governor Cuomo signed legislation that will increase New York’s minimum wage (currently, $7.25/hour) to $9.00/hour over a three-year period. Starting December 31, 2013, the minimum wage will raise incrementally as follows: December 31, 2013 – $8.00/hour December 31, 2014 – $8.75/hour December 31, 2015 – $9.00/hour What many employers don’t know … Read more
In two prior posts (How to Use Interns the Right Way (and Keep Litigation at Bay) and The Fox Searchlight Ruling and What It Means for Unpaid Internships), we discussed a growing litigation trend on behalf of unpaid interns who are now claiming that they were really employees who should have been paid for their … Read more
(Update: On July 2, 2015, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision in the appeal of Glatt v. Fox Searchlight Pictures Inc. and answered the question of when an unpaid intern is an employee entitled to compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act. A blog post on that decision appears here.) A version of … Read more
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