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New York employees file class action lawsuit against fast-food restaurant for time-shaving
Pret A Manger is a UK-based fast food chain with locations in New York. The restaurant sells organic coffee, sandwiches, salads, soups, and other lunch items. Pret’s U.S. website highlights the company’s charity work. But its treatment of employees is being questioned, as workers have filed a…
Has Fraud Been Committed, Inadvertently?
Companies or individual debtors can commit fraud inadvertently, all while doing business (or living life) as usual. This is known as “constructive fraud,” a type of voidable transaction whereby a debtor’s transfer of assets is considered fraudulent to a creditor even though the debtor did…
Are employers required to accommodate pregnant workers?
Federal, state, and city laws protect pregnant workers in New York City. Federal law provides the fewest protections. For instance, pregnant workers may request accommodations, such as being permitted to take more frequent bathroom breaks. However, federal rules for accommodating pregnant workers are less strict…
Voidable Transactions: Fair Consideration and Insiders
The concept of “reasonably equivalent value” is prevalent in almost every voidable transaction claim. In a way, it’s a very simple concept: Let’s say you give someone a computer that’s worth $1,000, and you only charge them $10 for it. The $10 would not be…
Economists: Geography matters a lot in gender discrimination
The U.S. state in which a white American woman is born can have a surprising effect on her lifetime earnings. According to new economic research, a woman who is born in a state that has a high prevalence of sexist attitudes will work – and…
5 Misconceptions about workplace sexual harassment
No employee should ever be subjected to sexual harassment at work. But even though sexual harassment in the workplace is illegal, it is quite common. There are many misconceptions and myths about sexual harassment that may prevent an employee from taking action to stop the…
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