In most states, the company that you work for has the legal right to terminate your employment when they choose. This means that you could lose your job with no warning and without even receiving an official reason for your termination. However, employers in the state...
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires employers to pay non-exempt employees (hourly workers) overtime pay if an employee works more than 40 hours in a given week. This federal law requires employers to pay these employees an amount that is at least 1.5 times...
Workplace discrimination and harassment, which are both illegal in New York, can go hand in hand. An employer willing to engage in one is likely to engage in the other. When considering age-based discrimination, it’s important to look for signs of related harassment,...
