According to a decision by the National Labor Relations Board, McDonald's Corporation is considered to be a joint-employer along with the thousands of its franchisees throughout the nation. Workers in many states, including New York, have been lobbying for...
Month: December 2014
Federal government extends protections to transgender workers
On Behalf of Kessler Matura P.C. | Dec 29, 2014 | Workplace Discrimination
In a move that will provide greater workplace protections for employees in New York and nationwide, the U.S. Attorney General released a memo on Dec. 18 announcing that the Justice Department will now interpret federal law to explicitly shield transgender people from...
Laws surrounding workplace disability discrimination
On Behalf of Kessler Matura P.C. | Dec 18, 2014 | Workplace Discrimination
New York employees may be interested in some information about disability discrimination and what is prohibited by federal law. There are many types of discrimination in the workplace against those with disabilities, from outright harassment to failure to accommodate...
Verbal abuse in the workplace
On Behalf of Kessler Matura P.C. | Dec 16, 2014 | Sexual Harassment At Work
An employee in New York may view bullying as a problem affecting young people, but for some, workplace abuse in the form of verbal bullying is a reality. According to a 2010 report by the U.S. Workforce Bullying Institute, more than one-third of employees across the...
What is spread of hours pay?
On Behalf of Kessler Matura P.C. | Dec 12, 2014 | Wage And Hour Claims
In addition to other wage and hour protections, people in New York's service industry additionally enjoy the protection of the state's spread of hours law. The law is designed to provide payment to those whose shifts are spread over a certain number of hours, whether...
What defines sexual harassment?
On Behalf of Kessler Matura P.C. | Dec 10, 2014 | Sexual Harassment At Work
Workers in New York are protected by law from sexual harassment, and the state attorney general's office has released guidelines defining harassment and procedures for dealing with it. Sexual harassment is behavior that either creates a hostile work environment or...
Protecting whistleblowers from retaliation
On Behalf of Kessler Matura P.C. | Dec 6, 2014 | Employee Rights
Employees in New York may benefit from learning more about whistleblower protections guaranteed by Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations. There are several laws in place that the OHSA can cite when penalizing employers who retaliate against...
What is age discrimination in the workplace?
On Behalf of Kessler Matura P.C. | Dec 4, 2014 | Workplace Discrimination
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act forbids discriminating against a person over 40 based on his or her age in New York and across the country. The act does not prevent the employer from favoring an older employee over a younger one, even if both are over 40,...
Paid sick leave in New York
On Behalf of Kessler Matura P.C. | Dec 2, 2014 | Wage And Hour Claims
In New York, the city and state have different laws regarding paid sick leave. There is no legislative mandate in the state at large to provide any sort of leave, paid or unpaid, for workers who are ill. However, businesses operating in the five boroughs of the city...
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