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Category Archives: Wage And Hour/Overtime
Is Amazon misclassifying and shortchanging its delivery workers?
The “gig economy,” where people take jobs on an as-needed basis, may be unfairly denying people the benefits of being employees. Those benefits include things like paid health insurance, workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, shared payment of payroll taxes, the minimum wage and the overtime premium.…
Grubhub tells court that its workers are independent contractors
Grubhub, a restaurant take-out delivery service, is facing a lawsuit brought by one of its delivery drivers. The driver claims that he was misclassified as an independent contractor, and as a result earned less than the minimum wage and was denied overtime pay and reimbursement…
Legal Update: New York State Department of Labor Attempts to Clarify Rules on Home Health Aide Pay
On September 13, 2017, in two separate decisions, the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division, Second Department, determined that the March 11, 2010 Opinion Letter issued by the New York State Department of Labor was not a reasonable interpretation of the Wage Order and the New York…
SCOTUS hears class-action waiver arguments in 3 wage-and-hour cases
Among the cases that the U.S. Supreme Court is deciding this term are three consolidated wage-and-hour cases. In each case, an employer required its employees to enter into arbitration agreements and waive their right to bring class-action lawsuits against the employer. While these types of…
What does a Google lawsuit mean for women in the workplace?
Three women have filed a discrimination lawsuit against Google. The lawsuit alleges that Google paid these women less than male employees, and that they did not have the same opportunities for advancement as men within the company. Is a class action lawsuit forthcoming? The plaintiffs…
Employers must know New York’s laws
New York has some of the strictest and most comprehensive employment laws in the country. While the laws offer protections for employees, it can be difficult for employers to navigate all the rules and regulations. Coupled with federal law, New York businesses are forced to…
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