He has considerable experience with state investigations concerning false claims, consumer protection and
wage and hour issues... More
She regularly advises clients in matters involving discrimination, whistleblower complaints and retaliation,
wage and hour issues, reductions in force, compliance...
The new lawyers enhance Akerman's core strengths in complex litigation and class / collective action defense on behalf of employers, and they bring significant experience in
wage and hour issues.
MacHarg assists clients in union avoidance, collective bargaining, contract administration, unfair labor practices, grievance and arbitration,
wage and hour issues, and discrimination.
She also provides general advice and counsel to employers on employee discipline and termination,
wage and hour issues, as well as other employment topics.
GPS&L provides employment advice and litigation services to California employers; representing employers in contract negotiations,
wage and hour issues and ADA compliance.
His employment law practice includes advising companies and individuals on hiring, termination, investigations,
wage and hour issues, company handbook / policies, state and federal employment laws, and non-competition and non-solicitation agreements.
Ryan P. Hammond defends management in employment - related disputes involving
wage and hour issues, discrimination, harassment, retaliation and wrongful discharge in the following forums: Trials Litigation Labor arbitration Administrative proceedings Med...
Alice DeTora is a member of the Labor, Employment, Benefits + Immigration Group and focuses her practice on employer counseling in all areas of employment relations law, including discharge and discrimination issues, personnel policies, immigration, workplace health and safety, and
wage and hour issues.
We have attorneys who are experienced in all of the complex legal issues facing 21st century unions, including contract negotiations, unfair labor practices, internal union governance,
wage and hour issues, arbitrations and National Labor Relations Board charges.
The only one dealing with
wage and hour issues was Realite v. Ark Restaurants (S.D. N.Y. 1998) 7 F.Supp.2 d 303, 4 WH Cases 2d 1207 in which she granted conditional class certification and the sending of a class notice in an FLSA collective action.
Stay tuned to HR Legalist for further updates regarding this and other
wage and hour issues.
Rodney is Chair of the Labor & Employment practice group, which focuses on harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and
wage and hour issues.
Spearheading both national and state audits, in multiple industries, that focused on employment law compliance generally;
wage and hour issues only; or on specific issues, such as the proper classification of exempt employees;
Wage and hour issues can be particularly challenging for employers, particularly those in the hospitality industry.
Human Resources Employment Policies and Practices (hiring, firing, evaluations, and
wage and hour issues); Collective Bargaining and Working with Unions; Workplace Policies Regarding Email Internet Privacy and Teacher / Student Interactions; Personnel Responsibility Particular to Public Schools and Teachers (FERPA, mandated reporter status, 4th and 5th amendment student rights, etc.); Workers» Compensation; Workplace Wellness; Avoiding Burnout; Best Practices for Employee Leaves; Appropriate Handling of Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Not exact matches
With cities like Seattle raising minimum
wage significantly higher than their state's mandate ($ 15 versus $ 9.32 per
hour, in Seattle
and Washington), minimum
wage gaps» effect on competition
and employment is becoming an
issue across the country.
Mr. Kemper practices in the area of labor
and employment law where he regularly counsels employers on a variety of workplace
issues including, but not limited to, interviewing, hiring, employee discipline
and discharge, workplace discrimination, harassment, retaliation,
wage and hour (including tipping practices), whistleblower, unemployment, restrictive covenants, non-compete agreements, non-solicitation agreements, non-disclosure agreements, separation agreements, workplace policies
and employee handbooks.
A proposal to raise the state's minimum
wage to $ 15 an
hour is a top priority for Gov. Andrew Cuomo
and the New York Farm Bureau, but they're on different sides of the
issue.
With controversial
issues like a $ 15 per
hour minimum
wage and paid family leave, it has all three sides of the legislature divided.
During his visit to the annual New York State Association of Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic
and Asian Legislators Conference, de Blasio urged attendees to continue fighting for progressive
issues like the $ 15 - an -
hour minimum
wage and paid family leave.
But Cuomo has been making (another) leftward lean of late, championing key WFP
issues like a $ 15 - an -
hour minimum
wage and Paid Family Leave, leading party leaders to take some credit for their role in pushing the Democrats — not just in New York, but across the nation — to the left.
Comptroller Stringer discussed critical policy
issues facing New York City — from the need to raise the minimum
wage to $ 15 per
hour to increasing Minority
and Women - Owned Business Enterprises (MWBE) participation in city contracting.
On a host of other
issues, Anderson lists noticeably to the right of Nader, despite praiseworthy planks such as raising the minimum
wage to ten dollars per
hour and slashing the Pentagon budget by 50 percent.
Senate Labor Committee Chair Jack Martins says he wants to broaden the discussion beyond simply phasing in a minimum
wage increase to $ 15 an
hour, saying the real
issue in many regions of the state is the lack of opportunity for work that provides a middle class salary,
and enables small businesses to thrive.
While there are a variety of city - specific
issues at play, de Blasio has made it clear that he is supportive of Cuomo's push for both a minimum
wage increase toward $ 15 per
hour over the next several years
and a paid family leave policy.
The governor proposed several initiatives that brought his platform further left towards liberal
issues that de Blasio has been championing — such as increasing the minimum
wage to $ 15 per
hour, mandating 12 weeks of paid family leave
and offering up $ 20 billion over the next five years to address homelessness by providing 20,000 more supportive housing beds
and 100,000 units of affordable housing.
From raising the minimum
wage to $ 15 an
hour, to passing the strongest paid family leave program in the country, Governor Cuomo has delivered on that agenda,» said 32BJ President Héctor Figueroa
and Dennis Trainor, the vice president of CWA Local 1, in a joint statement
issued Friday afternoon.
President Barack Obama
issued a formal statement commending Gov. Andrew Cuomo, after the governor signed a budget bill creating a system of paid family leave
and raising the minimum
wage to $ 15 per
hour in some parts of the state.
Lawmakers plan on leaving for the summer on June 21st, but they continue to be gridlocked on the
issues of raising the state's minimum
wage from $ 7.25 an
hour to $ 8.50 an
hour,
and offering tax breaks to small businesses as an incentive to create more jobs.
Senate Republicans were displeased with Cuomo's raising of the
wage for fast - food workers to $ 15 an
hour through a Department of Labor
wage board,
and have subsequently called for more legislative input on the
issue.
«We are on the same page politically,» said Credico, a longtime critic of state's infamous Rockefeller drug laws who campaigned in the Democratic primary on a platform calling for a $ 15 per
hour minimum
wage, Medicare - for - All, free SUNY
and CUNY tuition, legalization of marijuana, a state - owned bank,
and lower subway fares
and bridge
and tunnel tolls — all of which are
issues long championed by the Green Party nominee....
«A Real Choice» seeks to portray Hawkins as the everyman candidate
and quickly gives his stances on five
issues, including his pledges to ban hydrofracking
and for a $ 15.00 per
hour minimum
wage.
Hawkins supports banning hydraulic fracturing, freeing all non-violent drug offenders from prison, stopping fossil fuel infrastructure construction, increasing the minimum
wage to $ 15 per
hour, single - payer health care
and ending corporate personhood, among other
issues.
Graf accepted Miliband's challenge,
and proposed new campaign methods that relied on grass - roots campaigns on concrete
issues such as pay - day lenders, the living
wage, energy prices, zero -
hours contracts, saving the local library,
and so on.
Mr. Cuomo's operation pointed to his track record for the black community, including increasing the minimum
wage to $ 15 per
hour, raising the age of criminal responsibility to 18
and issuing an executive order naming the state attorney general as a special prosecutor for police - related civilian deaths.
Flanked by a collection of liberal groups
and labor leaders, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Sunday announced a raft of proposals on social
issues, among them a plan that would raise the minimum
wage to $ 11.50 an
hour in New York City
and $ 10.50 an
hour in the rest of the state.
On the controversial
issue of raising the minimum hourly
wage in New York State to $ 15, Astorino said it «will definitely put businesses out of business,»
and added, «Fifteen dollars an
hour is a completely arbitrary number with real negative impacts.»
The survey, which also served as a fund - raising letter for the DNC, asks about such
issues as the economy, environment, raising the federal minimum
wage to $ 15 an
hour, getting «weapons of war off our streets,» electoral reform, abortion rights,
and gay
and transgender rights.
Sanders touched on many of the
issues that have marked his campaign for president: wealth inequality, tuition - free public colleges, campaign finance reform
and raising the minimum
wage to $ 15 an
hour.
TUESDAY Tuesday is a «Fight for $ 15» day of action, with many events planned to bring attention to
wage issues and push for a $ 15 per
hour minimum
wage.
In one
hour, the debate covered a range of
issues from Ebola quarantines to Lake Ontario water levels, the minimum
wage and immigration.
They cover topics including addressing harassment
and discrimination in the workplace, developing labor law, navigating through ADA (AA), FMLA
and workers» compensation
issues, avoiding
wage and hour landmines, key legislative, case law
and regulatory changes.
This interactive presentation will test attendees» «Employment Law IQ» using examples
and fact patterns from real cases involving
wage /
hour issues, management of medical leave / accommodations, employee terminations, retaliation
and confidentiality / non-competition, among other topics.
Boy regularly assists her clients with employee handbooks,
wage /
hour audits, supervisory training
and employee termination, leave
and disciplinary
issues.
Ms. Sutrina also regularly conducts internal investigations
and audits on behalf of her clients regarding sexual harassment, discrimination,
wage and hour compliance, among other
issues affecting the workplace.
Serving as outside employment counsel for a national company, advising in - house counsel
and human resources professionals on all aspects of employment law including due diligence, hiring
and termination
issues,
wage and hour compliance, risk management,
and other employment - related matters.
Melissa also routinely advises clients on
issues surrounding employment - related agreements
and restrictive covenants,
wage and hour matters, affirmative action programs,
and medical leave matters.
Dunlevey focuses his practice on assisting business owners with employment related
issues, including
wage -
hour compliance, wrongful discharge defense
and regulatory compliance, collective bargaining, OSHA, workers» compensation, EEOC
and NLRB proceedings
and federal
and state court litigation.
Common legal
issues relate to the amount of payment,
wage and hour laws, back salary, employment related injuries,
and wrongful termination.