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Mandatory 2020 NY Sexual Harassment Training

Has your company completed its mandatory 2020 NY Sexual Harassment Training?
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Labor & Employment Article featured in Law360: Workplace Bias Pleading May Change After Title IX Shift

Valerie K. Ferrier, Partner and Head of the Firm's Labor & Employment Practice Group, wrote an article entitled "Workplace Bias Pleading May Change After Title IX Shift," which was featured in Law360:
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Partner, Valerie K. Ferrier, Receives Martindale-Hubbell's Highest Rating: AV Preeminent

Congratulations to our Partner, and Head of the Firm's Labor & Employment Practice Group, Valerie K. Ferrier, for receiving Martindale-Hubbell's Highest Rating: AV Preeminent!
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CLE Program with Lawline on Sexual Harassment & Gender Discrimination - Taught by Partner, Valerie K. Ferrier

Join us in the Lawline's online CLE course: Sexual Harassment and Gender Discrimination in New York: What is it Not?, on Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 11:30AM EDT.
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Partner, Valerie K. Ferrier Presents Religious Accommodations CLE Course with Lawline

Join us in the Lawline's online CLE course: It's Against My Religion: Religious Accommodations in the Workplace, on Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 10AM EDT.
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Labor & Employment Legal Alert – Update on Covid-19 – Considerations for Reopening Your Business

Many businesses in New York are starting to think about when and how to reopen. Governor Cuomo has indicated that upstate regions could embark on a phased, partial reopening shortly after May 15, when the statewide stay-at-home order is currently scheduled to expir
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Labor & Employment Alert: Update on Covid-19 Employment Considerations for Small Businesses

As New York seems to have flattened the curve of infection, many business owners are starting to consider what it will take to get back to work.
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Valerie Ferrier Presents for LGBT Chamber of Commerce New York webinar

Our Partner and Head of the Firm's Labor & Employment Practice Group, Valerie K. Ferrier will be a panelist for the NGLCCNY
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COVID-19: Determining Your Sick Leave Requirements

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Labor & Employment Alert: Sick Leave and Shut Downs: Coronavirus Advice for Employers

Sick Leave and Shut Downs: Coronavirus Advice for Employers
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Labor & Employment Alert: COVID-19 UPDATES FOR EMPLOYERS

The Coronavirus outbreak has already put many companies and their employees under unbearable strain, and the shifting landscape of what is required is confusing for everyone.
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Law360 Article By Valerie K. Ferrier: 3 Rulings Show When Litigating Wage Claims Is Worth It

‍Law360 (February 18, 2020, 5:18PM EST) --"Wage and hour cases present a particular threat to small businesses. The hospitality industry is especially vulnerable to these claims.
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Labor & Employment Alert: Salary Ban

On January 6, 2020, the statewide salary history ban, Labor Law Section 194-A, went into effect for New York.
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Labor & Employment Alert: Second Circuit Holds Rule 68 Obviates District Court Review Of FLSA Settlements

In 2015, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals (the appellate jurisdiction that includes New York) held that settlements of federal wage and hour claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”)
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MCB Obtains Dismissal of Whistleblower Retaliation Lawsuit in New York Federal Court

August 18, 2016
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York recently granted MCB’s motion for summary judgment dismissing a whistleblower lawsuit in favor of an MCB hospital client.
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Healthcare Employer Alert: DOL Issues New Regulations Expanding Eligibility for Overtime Pay

May 23, 2016
Department of Labor Issues New Regulations Expanding Eligibility for Overtime Pay
Labor & Employment

MCB Employment Update: Supreme Court Permits Statistical Analyses in Class Action Ruling Against Tyson Foods

May 5, 2016
The U.S. Supreme Court recently affirmed the Eighth Circuit’s ruling in Tyson Foods, Inc. v. Bouaphakeo, upholding a $5.8 million verdict against Tyson Foods, Inc. (“Tyson”).
Labor & Employment

MCB Employment Update: Second Circuit to Review Class Action Waivers in Employee Arbitration Agreements

May 3, 2016
In March 2015, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York granted Raymours’ motion to compel arbitration in Patterson v. Raymours Furniture Company, Inc.
Labor & Employment

New York City’s Guidelines on Transgender Claims Are Now In Effect and Lawsuits are Starting to Be Filed

April 27, 2016
One of the first transgender discrimination lawsuits has been filed since the New York City Human Rights Commission (“Commission”) issued guidelines expanding the scope of the City’s gender-based protections.
Labor & Employment

Employment Update: The Opportunity to Compete Act: New Jersey Issues “Ban-the-Box” Regulations

March 23, 2016
On December 7, 2015, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DOL) adopted a new set of rules providing clarification and guidance under The Opportunity to Compete Act (OTCA), more commonly known as the “Ban-the-Box” law.
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Restaurant and Hospitality Employers -- Big Changes in 2015 that Will Affect 2016

February 18, 2016
Restaurant and Hospitality Employers -- Big Changes in 2015 that Will Affect 2016
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Employment Update: Empire State Pride - Governor Cuomo Creates New Class of Protected Citizens Using New York State Regulatory Process

October 27, 2015
Empire State Pride: Governor Cuomo Creates New Class of Protected Citizens Using New York State Regulatory Process
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Employment Update: More New York Pay Change Developments: Danny Meyer’s No-Tip Policy May Come at High Cost

October 16, 2015
UPDATE: This has been (so far) a big year for New York City’s restaurant industry. Always the trendsetter, New York’s Fast Food Wage Board issued its polarizing recommendation to increase the minimum wage of fast food workers
Labor & Employment

Employment Update: $15 Minimum Wage for Fast Food Employees in New York on the Horizon

July 24, 2015
Wage Board approved a proposal to raise the minimum wage for fast food workers in New York to $15 an hour.
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