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.
If you are the owner of a small or mid-sized business in New York State and have questions regarding any of our blog posts, or if you would like to consult with us regarding any employment or labor law issues, please feel free to give us a call at (718) 275-6700 or contact us online to schedule an in-person consultation at our offices.
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Stephen D. Hans & Associates, P.C.
Blogs
Fair Labor Standards Act Violations Alleged against Darden Restaurants
Author: Hans & Associates, P.C. During tough economic times, restaurants of all sizes may be trying to squeeze more production out of employees. However, employees also feel the financial crunch. Statistics show that employees have filed three times as many...
Defending Against Sexual Harassment in the Restaurant Industry
The loose restaurant culture has long been a breeding ground for sexual harassment. Since sexual harassment first became a legal issue, where to draw the lines has been the legal challenge facing restaurant owners. Inherent in the definition of sexual harassment is...
Brooklyn, New York Restaurant Becomes a Target for Angry Female Bloggers
Author: Hans & Associates, P.C. While wage and hour violations are a common target for litigation in the restaurant industry, so is sexual harassment. Recently, a New York chef and restaurant owner became the high profile target of a blog that accuses him of...
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...