Attorney Harrison Oldham One of New York City’s appellate courts recently issued the first appellate decision interpreting New York City’s Freelance Isn’t Free Act (“FIFA”). The case is Chen v. Romona Keveza Collection LLC. In Chen, the plaintiffs were a photographer and a model that claimed the defendants violated FIFA by improperly withholding payments for […]
Boss Wings Enterprises LLC also assessed $62K in civil money penalties The operator of five Wing Stop franchise locations in Mississippi who made employees pay for their uniforms, safety training, background checks and cash register shortages – and violated child labor regulations – has been held accountable by the U.S. Department of Labor, and […]
International Cushioning Co. faces $177K in OSHA penalties A federal workplace safety investigation into how a 25-year-old manufacturing worker suffered serious arm burns in February that required hospitalization, determined his Ohio employer failed to follow required federal safety standards that might have prevented the incident. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and […]
Gaming Parlor Chain Paid Female Workers Less, Federal Agency Charges Lacey’s Place LLC Series Midlothian, doing business as Lacey’s Place, which owns and operates more than 30 video gaming parlors in Illinois, violated civil rights law by paying female district managers lower wages than male district managers on the basis of sex, the U.S. […]
On August 11th, 2022, the CDC issued new guidance streamlining its COVID-19 guidance to help people better understand their risk, how to protect themselves and others, what actions to take if exposed to COVID-19, and what actions to take if they are sick or test positive for the virus. COVID-19 continues to circulate globally, however, […]
Maintenance Director Unlawfully Fired Because of His Sexual Orientation, Federal Agency Charged Aspire Regional Partners, Inc., MSTC Development, Inc., and their nursing homes known as the Northwood Assisted Living and Northwood Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Facilities (collectively, “Aspire”), violated federal law when they discriminated against a maintenance director because of his sexual orientation, the U.S. […]
Investigation discovers systemic pay practice violations by WIN.IT America Inc. The initial discovery of illegal pay practices at a Hebron, Kentucky, warehouse by the U.S. Department of Labor led to a broader investigation that found systemic overtime violations by a California-based warehouse operator and e-commerce distributor, and a determination that the employer owes $1,025,909 in […]
Coinciding with National Breastfeeding Month, Maternal Health Series launches The U.S. Department of Labor will begin a series of events in August to highlight the importance of maternal health and workplace protections for expectant and new mothers as the country marks National Breastfeeding Month. On Aug. 10, the department’s Wage and Hour Division and Women’s Bureau will […]
Attorney Harrison Oldham Recently, the United States Supreme Court decided that a veteran could sue his former employer, the Texas Department of Public Safety (“DPS”), under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (“USERRA”). The case is Torres v. Texas Department of Public Safety, and the key takeaway is that state […]
Attorney Harrison Oldham In California, an employee is entitled to use a seat while working if the nature of the work reasonably permits the use of a seat. An employer is required, in that circumstance, to “provide” the employee with a suitable seat. Recently, in Meda v. Autozone, Inc., a California Court […]