by Stephen D. Hans | Dec 23, 2011 | Sexual Harassment, Uncategorized
Author: Hans & Associates, P.C. As GOP candidate hopeful Herman Cain’s recent ratings dropped, presumably based on reports of sexual harassment settlements, workplace harassment came once again under the microscope of the public eye. According to the Washington...
by Stephen D. Hans | Dec 13, 2011 | Employment Law
Author: Hans & Associates, P.C. New York restaurant owners are subject to numerous NY statutes that regulate minimum wages, tip allowances, overtime work, uniforms, meal allowances and rates for spread of hours (days exceeding 10 work hours). With the passage of...
by Stephen D. Hans | Dec 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
Author: Hans & Associates, P.C. Corporate corruption that denied low-wage workers their rightful pay led to passage of the New York Wage Theft Prevention Act, which became a law in December 2010 and went into effect on April 1, 2011. Current unemployment rates,...
by Stephen D. Hans | Nov 29, 2011 | Uncategorized
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) will vote tomorrow, November 30, 2011, on whether to adopt certain proposed changes to its election procedures.. These changes, initially proposed over the summer, include a controversial proposal to shorten the amount of time...
by Stephen D. Hans | Sep 27, 2011 | Wage and Hour
Author: Stephen D. Hans & Associates Between wage and hour lawsuits filed by the federal government and those filed by plaintiff’s employment law attorneys, the New York restaurant industry has been hard hit with legal conflicts and costly settlements in 2011. Are...
