Labor & Employment Articles

Gerald C. Waters, Jr. Featured in Newsday – Nearly 40% of Employers Posted Fake Job Ads Over Past Year, According to Survey

Frustrated jobseekers who suspect their online applications may be going nowhere may be right, as a recent nationwide survey suggests that nearly 40% of employers ...

July 20, 2024

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. ...

November 4, 2022

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 ...

June 23, 2021

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

March 10, 2020

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 ...

January 17, 2020

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 ...

October 22, 2019

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 ...

June 28, 2019