New York Blog — Employment Defense
Labor and Employment Defense
Welcome to the NYC Employment Law Blog! This blog is an online publication of Stephen D. Hans & Associates, P.C., a New York City law firm that has been representing small and mid-sized businesses throughout the New York metropolitan area in all types of employment and labor law matters for over thirty years. We hope this blog will be an interesting and informative resource for our readers, whether they are current or past clients, or simply compliance-minded business owners looking for ways to stay up-to-date with the ever-changing employment law landscape. To that end, we will endeavor to offer regular blog posts highlighting legislative developments, significant court and agency decisions and noteworthy news stories from the employment and labor law realm. We hope that as a reader you will find ours blog enlightening, useful and above all, interesting.
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Stephen D. Hans & Associates, P.C.
Blogs
Federal District Court Approves Class Action Suit against New York Pizzeria
Author: Hans & Associates, P.C. The United States District Court, Southern District of New York certified a class action suit brought by more than 100 current and past employees against Adrianne's Pizza Bar. In the case, Marcel Mendez v. Pizza on Stone, LLC (d/b/a...
Restaurant Owners and Other Small Business Owners Face another Year of Wage Theft Law Paperwork
Author: Hans & Associates, P.C. By law, New York State tipped restaurant workers receive lower minimum wages than workers in other employment categories. However, the National Employment Law Project conducted surveys in 2008 that showed an estimated 37 percent of...
Regulations on Tipping in the New York Restaurant Industry
Author: Stephen D. Hans Gone are the days where servers pocketed their tips, walked off the floor, and clocked out to go home. Many people do not realize that the special tip they gave to reward a friendly smile or diligent service is frequently lost within a pool of...
How Wages and Hours Work in the NY Restaurant Industry
Author: Hans & Associates, P.C. : Stephen D. Hans Restaurants fall into the hospitality industry category, which is subject to different wages and hours rules than other industries. The New York Department of Labor currently sets hourly minimum wages for food...
The Effect of New York’s Proposed Minimum Wage Hike on Restaurant Owners
Author: Hans & Associates, P.C. - Stephen D. Hans Like other businesses, New York restaurant owners face significant challenges in today's job market. Currently, members of the New York legislature have proposed raising the minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.50. From a...