On June 24, 2013, the United States Supreme Court decided University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center v. Nassar, in which the Court held that claims of retaliation must be proved using a “but for” standard as opposed to the seemingly lower “motivating factor” standard of causation. The plaintiff had argued…

Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court issued its ruling in Vance v. Ball State University (No. 11-556), which considered who qualified as a supervisor for purposes of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The determination of this issue was critical because employer liability for unlawful harassment under…

Earlier this year, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation increasing the New York State minimum wage in three stages. Currently, the New York and federal minimum wage rate is $7.25 per hour. The legislation was included in the new budget, and provides that the minimum wage rate will increase to $8.00…