by Stephen D. Hans | Mar 6, 2013 | Labor Law
Author: Stephen D. Hans In the State of the Union address, President Obama proposed that Congress should raise the federal minimum wage in stages from $7.25 to $9.00 by 2015. He also proposed continuing to raise the minimum wage based on the cost-of-living index....
by Stephen D. Hans | Mar 1, 2013 | Labor Law
Author: Hans & Associates, P.C. Typically, when parties would settle their disputes over Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) issues, such as minimum wage and overtime claims, they had to present their settlement agreement to a U.S. District judge for approval. Because...
by Stephen D. Hans | Feb 26, 2013 | Employment Defense Attorney
Author: Hans & Associates, P.C. With the plethora of government regulations, restauranteurs caught up in the every day activities of running a restaurant hardly have time to stay apprised of new restaurant industry regulations. Even so, they must know about...
by Stephen D. Hans | Feb 19, 2013 | Labor Law
Author: Stephen Hans Queens Queens NY Labor & Employment Lawyer New York Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) Law makes it illegal for restaurants and bars to serve alcoholic beverages to anyone who is under the age of 21 or who is visibly intoxicated. These are...
by Stephen D. Hans | Feb 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
Author: Hans & Associates, P.C. According to a New York Times article quoting the Pew Hispanic Center, about 20 percent of the nearly 2.6 million chefs, head cooks and cooks in the restaurant industry are illegal immigrants. PEW also estimates 28 percent of the...
