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...
by Stephen D. Hans | Feb 6, 2013 | Labor Law
Author: Hans Associates: Stephen D. Hans Queens, NY Employment Defense Attorneys The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) changed its rules about tipped employees when applying the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The DOL has provided a fact sheet clarifying how you must...
by Stephen D. Hans | Jan 29, 2013 | Employment Defense Attorney
Author: Hans & Associates, P.C. According to the National Restaurant Association (NRA), more than 13 million U.S. employees work in the restaurant industry. In a recent NRA news release , the economical forecast was that the restaurant industry would continue lead...
by Stephen D. Hans | Jan 17, 2013 | Employment Defense Attorney
Author: Hans & Associates, P.C. Several large restaurant chains are testing a new solution as a way to comply with the 2010 Affordable Care Act. The problem that the Affordable Healthcare Act presents for the hospitality industry is that as a low-paying industry,...