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How does the tip credit affect your wages?
Many restaurant workers, including wait staff, bartenders, captains, and bussing staff, receive tips as part of their compensation. A tip credit or tip allowance allows employers to pay tipped employees a certain amount less than minimum wage, as long as the employees’ tips plus wages…
Sleep Breaks Interrupted? You Deserve Full Pay
If you are a live-in home health aide in New York and you work a 24-hour shift, it is important to understand your rights with regard to sleep and meal breaks. 13-Hour Rule Under the New York State Department of Labor’s so-called 13-Hour Rule, if…
Supreme Court: High earners can still collect overtime
One issue that people often face when it comes to understanding and protecting their rights in the workplace is oversimplifying certain matters. When workers do this, they could be missing out on money and benefits that an employer could owe them. For instance, a common…
Expanded workplace protections for employees who breastfeed
Late last year, Congress passed The Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) for Nursing Mothers Act. While New York State already had laws defining and protecting the rights of nursing employees, the new federal law creates protections for millions of more employees. Compliance with New York…
New Ruling Limits Confidentiality In Severance Agreements
Employees who are terminated or laid off are sometimes offered severance pay in exchange for making certain promises to their employer and/or giving up certain rights. But a new ruling by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) limits the restrictions that employers can place on…
Protecting yourself against harassment as a remote worker
Over the last couple of years, many New Yorkers have shifted from an office work environment to working remotely from home. While these arrangements have several benefits, you could still find yourself battling some of the same issues you may have faced at the office,…
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