Articles Posted in November, 2011

November 17, 2011

New York “Interns” Seek Unpaid Wages for Hard Labor

by Salvatore Gangemi of Murtha Cullina LLP

On November 15, 2011, a group of Brooklyn, New York residents filed a federal civil action against the Atlantic Yard Development Company LLC, Forest City Ratner Companies LLC, Brooklyn United for Innovative Local Development and others, alleging that they should have been paid for work they performed pursuant to a pre-apprentice training program. The progam promised jobs to anyone, who essentially agreed to work for free on a building renovation project in Staten Island, New York.
The plaintiffs worked for two months for the developers and ultimately were not given the jobs that they were promised.

Salvatore G. Gangemi

Salvatore G. Gangemi is a Partner in the Litigation Department of Murtha Cullina and a member of the Labor and Employment Practice Group. Sal advises clients with respect to state, federal and local employment laws, including the Fair Labor Standards Act, Title VII, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Family Medical Leave Act, and New York State and City employment laws. Sal counsels clients on day-to-day issues involving workplace management and administration, including requests for reasonable accommodation for disabilities, for family and medical leave, and wage and hour issues. Sal frequently lectures on employment law matters, and at continuing legal education seminars. He has written extensively on employment law issues as well as other legal issues affecting individuals and businesses.