Labor & Employment Articles

New York Law Journal: Sports and Employment Law in 2022 and Beyond

By Gerald C. Waters, Jr. The sports industry has been a part of the American culture, workplace and even jurisprudence for decades if not centuries. ...
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Newsday: Encouraging COVID Shots Tricky for Employers

Gerald C. Waters, Jr. was interviewed by Jamie Herzlich | Newsday June 23, 2021 How far can an employer go to mandate or encourage its ...
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Law360: NY Steakhouse Settles With Tipped Workers In Pay Case

Jonathan D. Farrell, Gerald C. Waters, Jr. and Nicholas P. Melito were featured in Law360 with respect to their representation of Wolfgang’s Steakhouse. Read more: Law360
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Employment Annual Checkup

By Nicholas P. Melito Employers take note, at the start of this year, it is important to become compliant with many statutes and regulations but ...
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New York State Bans Inquiries Into Salary History

Effective January 6, 2020, all employers in New York State are prohibited from asking about or relying on the salary history of an applicant or ...
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The United States Supreme Court to decide whether federal Civil Rights Law will protect LGBT workers from workplace discrimination

The United States Supreme Court has announced it will decide whether the federal civil rights law protects gay, lesbian, and transgender workers from workplace discrimination ...
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Spotlight on Withdrawal Liability

By Jonathan D. Farrell A multiemployer pension plan (otherwise known as Taft-Hartley plan) is a pension plan created by a collective bargaining agreement between a labor ...
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Exempt and Non-Exempt Employees

By Richard M. Howard Introduction:  What Is An Exempt And A Non-exempt Employee Perhaps the worst mistake an employer can make is to classify a non-exempt ...
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Sexual Harassment Prevention Legislation Update for NYC Employers

Further to our prior alerts regarding legislation prohibiting sexual harassment, employers in New York City should be aware that the required employee anti-harassment training provision ...
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LIBN: If employee complains of harassment – What next?

When an employee comes forward with a sexual harassment complaint, it’s important for companies to take immediate action, attorneys and HR pros say. “It’s incumbent on ...
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