by Stephen D. Hans | May 20, 2016 | Employment Defense Attorney
If you own a business in the restaurant industry, this federal lawsuit against Starbucks may have caught your attention. A local Chicago woman filed a lawsuit that accuses Starbucks of misleading customers with the amount of coffee or other liquid it provides in cold...
by Stephen D. Hans | May 11, 2016 | Employment Defense Attorney, NY Defense Discrimination Attorney
Queens, New York City Employment Defense Firm As employers, when you ask for medical information on a job application, you raise a red flag for the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC) and set yourself up for a lawsuit. No matter how reasonable it seems to...
by Stephen D. Hans | Apr 27, 2016 | Employment Defense Attorney, Employment Law, HR Guidelines
New York Family Medical Leave Act Benefits (FMLA) As an employer, from time to time, you’ll have employees who want to take a family leave. The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) grants employees the right to take a leave under certain circumstances and also keep their...
by Stephen D. Hans | Apr 19, 2016 | Employment Defense Attorney, Wage and Hour
Queens New York Employment Defense Attorneys Human Resource Consulting Law Firm Various restaurants across the country are in the process of changing tipping into service charges. The Seattle Eater published an article about a restaurant called Mollusk that eliminated...
by Stephen D. Hans | Mar 30, 2016 | Employment Defense Attorney
Employers typically let their employees know about company policies through memos, employee handbooks or union contracts. When the company promises workers it will notify them about a certain type of monitoring, then it is legally bound to do so. Exceptions include...
by Stephen D. Hans | Mar 15, 2016 | Business Attorney, Employment Defense Attorney
Video Monitoring Legal? Video cameras provide security for companies against theft, whether theft involving employees, burglaries or robberies. They also allow companies to monitor their employees’ performance. Banks are a good example of businesses that have a high...
