by Stephen D. Hans | Jan 15, 2016 | Employment Law, Wage and Hour
A minimum wage increase of $8.75 to $9.00 went into effect in New York on December 31, 2015. For employers, it obviously means you must pay higher wages to all employees who were receiving minimum wages. However, that’s not the only factor you must consider. The New...
by Stephen D. Hans | Jan 6, 2016 | Employment Defense Attorney, HR Guidelines
NY Employment Defense Attorneys for HR Guidelines As the saying goes, “A little prevention can go a long ways.” You can often avoid employee lawsuits alleging discrimination or wage and hour law violations by having strong Human Resources (HR) policies in place. You...
by Stephen D. Hans | Dec 16, 2015 | pregnancy discrimination
Pregnancy Discrimination: New York City & Queens Labor & Employment Attorneys Is it a good idea to ask a job applicant whether or not she is pregnant? No. As long as a pregnant woman has the job qualifications to do the work, pregnancy is irrelevant. If you...
by Stephen D. Hans | Dec 8, 2015 | Employment Defense Attorney, Employment Discrimination
Even billion dollar companies can allow legal mistakes to occur and have it cost them millions of dollars. Such appears to be the case when executives at Giorgio Armani allegedly discriminated against the company’s own general counsel, Fabio Silva. The NY Daily News...
by Stephen D. Hans | Dec 1, 2015 | Employment Defense Attorney
When does a restaurant have the right to refuse service? Recently, several restaurants refused to serve police officers. According to a New York Times article a Dunkin’ Donuts worker in West Hartford, Connecticut announced to a police officer standing in the...
