When many people in Queens are being considered for a position, they are often asked to agree to a background check. Employers seem to think that they can find out more about an applicant by hiring an outside company to dig up his or her past than by working with the...
"The big print giveth, and the fine print taketh away" according to the late Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. This is particularly true in employment severance agreements, where the fine print often include terms like "general release of claims," "non-disparagement" and...
Known as the "kingpins" of the New York City carwash industry, John Lage, Michael Lage and Fernando Magalhaes have agreed to pay millions of dollars in a settlement reached earlier in March 2014 for labor law violations and employee rights violations.The trio, who...
New York construction firms and building associations are protesting State Labor Law 240, also known as the scaffold law. They complain the law is not fair, and that the outcome of a negligent injury claim is already predetermined. However, the law is designed to...
Worker rights advocates recently met with the Syracuse Media Group editorial board to push for random federal safety inspections on New York dairy farms.The groups are seeking to protect the rights of farm workers and want to push forward a program that would...
The owners of Colony Diner in East Meadow, New York were sentenced on November 14 to pay $338,000 plus $64,000 in fines and back taxes for intentionally underpaying their employees.The U.S. Department of Labor began investigating the diner in late 2010. Based on...
Microsoft has recently announced that its human resources department is getting rid of its "stack ranking" method of reviewing employees. This system was very unpopular amongst its employees and management.The "stack ranking" system - also known as a "vitality curve"...
Corporate America is raising the rainbow flag and opening the door to tolerance when it comes to lending support for gay and transgender employee benefits. Less than a year after the United States Supreme Court struck down the federal Defense of Marriage Act, gay...
Unfair child labor practices and infractions against the Labor Standards Act are not restricted to foreign lands. They are taking place right here on farms across the United States. Every year, underage children assume the work of men to help their families. While...
A new relationship with the United States Department of Labor and the attorney general's office has pledged to provide protection of employee rights by addressing their misclassification as independent contractors. While the issue has recently been at the core of...
