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Remind staff: Contractors aren’t employees

02/13/2019
The more control you exert, the more likely your organization will be on the hook as the employer in any lawsuit.

Pittsburgh jury awards $3 million in bias case

02/13/2019
A scientist who was fired from her job at Pittsburgh Plate Glass has won a $3 million verdict against her former employer.

Court sends NLRB back to drawing board on joint employment

02/12/2019
A recent court decision has added new pressure on the National Labor Relations Board to develop a joint-employer standard that allows employers a reasonable level of control over their relationships with providers of contract labor.

New New York law on gender identity, new wage requirements

02/12/2019
This month, we bring you news on gender identity or expression discrimination, as well as rising minimum wage and exempt salary levels.

Failure to pay overtime costs Queens hotels $750K

02/12/2019
The owners of three Queens hotels must pay $360,543 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages after investigators from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found 83 employees had been denied overtime pay.

Courts usually allow employee to choose lawsuit venue

02/12/2019
In the legal world, it’s commonly accepted that urban juries tend to deliver big awards when employees sue their employers. Courts usually let the plaintiff choose a lawsuit’s venue, as long as there’s a substantial connection between the lawsuit’s main claim and the location.

ADA accommodation: Take all requests seriously

02/12/2019
When an employee asks for an ADA reasonable accommodation, take that request seriously even if you don’t think it’s valid. Start the interactive process and see where it goes.

Temporary injuries generally don’t rise to the level of ADA disability

02/12/2019
Each condition must be assessed individually. Here’s how that played out in a recent case.

Track every accommodation request to show when employees asked—or didn’t

02/12/2019
Disabled employees who need reasonable accommodations must request them. If no request is made, no ADA accommodation is due. That’s why it is important to routinely track when you receive accommodation requests.

Human Rights Law extends far outside city limits when applicants claim harassment

02/12/2019
If you are an employer in New York City, you may find yourself liable for sexual harassment stemming from events that didn’t even occur in New York and involving people who have never even applied for a job in your organization.