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Another Federal Court Issues Preliminary Injunction against the FTC’s Non-Compete Ban Rule
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Pennsylvania Federal Court Refuses to Prevent FTC Non-Compete Ban from Taking Effect
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Texas Federal Court Issues Preliminary Injunction against FTC Non-Compete Ban Rule
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New York Enacts Paid Prenatal Personal Leave Law
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FTC Issues Final Rule Banning Non-Compete Clauses
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Practical Impact of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Final Rule on Independent Contractor Classifications for Connecticut, New York and Massachusetts
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Governor Hochul Vetoes NYS Non-Compete Bill
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New York Set to Ban Non-Compete Clauses in Employment
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New York State May Ban Non-Compete Agreements in Employment
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NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection Issues Guidance on Automated Employment Decision Tool Law
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New York State Amends Pay Transparency Law Ahead of its Effective Date
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How Employers Can Prepare for the Enactment of New York City’s New Pay Transparency Law
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New York State on the Verge of Passing Pay Transparency Law
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OSHA Seeks Comments on Proposed Final Rule Protecting Healthcare Workers from COVID-19
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Hello Again: OSHA’s COVID 19 Vaccination Mandate for Private Employers is Back, and NYC has Its Own
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New York Significantly Expands Protections For Employees Under Whistleblower Laws
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Handling COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates: Federal Agencies Continue to Issue Guidance
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New York Federal Courts Rule on Applicability of Religious Exemption to Separate Vaccine Mandates on Same Day
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What’s a “Vaccination Ambassador”?
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OSHA Issues New Guidance on COVID-19
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New York Paid Sick Leave Law Now in Effect
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COVID-19 Employment Law Resources
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Managing the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Workplace – Resources for Employers
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New York State Passes Expanded Sick Leave in Battle Against COVID-19
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Coronavirus and the Workplace: Practical and Legal Considerations
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New York Bars Non-Disclosure Agreements in All Discrimination Case Settlements
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New York City Bans Pre-Employment Testing for Marijuana Use
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NYC Commission on Human Rights Releases Online Gender Harassment Training
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New York City Considers Paid Vacation And The Right To Disconnect
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NYC Council Votes to Require Lactation Room and Accommodation Policy
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New York State Finalizes its Sexual Harassment Policies and Training Requirements After Receiving Comments from Employers
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New York State Issues Awaited Proposed Model Sexual Harassment Policy and Other Resources
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Impending Sexual Harassment Notice and Training Requirements to Affect New York State and New York City Employers
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ALERT: U.S. Supreme Court Approves Use of Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements
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UPDATE: New York City Council Enacts Package of Legislation Aimed at Strengthening Anti-Sexual Harassment Policies
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New York City Council Introduces Package of Legislation Aimed at Strengthening Anti-Sexual Harassment Policies
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NYC Council Obligates Employers to Engage in “Cooperative Dialogue” for Reasonable Accommodation Requests
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Mainstream Recognition of Sexual Harassment Prompts Bill Prohibiting Arbitration
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Client Alert: NYC Ban on Inquiring into Salary History Takes Effect on October 31
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New York City Council Amends Earned Sick Time Act to Permit Employees to Use Paid Time Off for “Safe Time”
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Should New York Employers Care that the Obama Administration’s Final Rule is No More?
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New York’s Paid Family Leave Benefits Law
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Justice Department Switches Sides on Class Action Waivers
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Employer No-Recording Policies May Violate NLRA Says the Second Circuit
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Business and Employee Groups Oppose Merger of OFCCP with EEOC
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New York City Enacts Freelance Worker Law
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New York City Passes Law Barring Employers From Inquiring Into Job Applicant Salary History
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New York Federal Court Refuses to Split Hairs Over Whether a Sexual Orientation Discrimination Claim Can Proceed Under Federal Law
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Second Circuit Rules that a Single Racist Comment Can Create a Hostile Work Environment
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EEOC Releases Fiscal Year 2016 Charge Filing and Enforcement Data and Victoria Lipnic is Named Acting Chair
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U.S. Supreme Court to Consider Propriety of Class Action Waivers in Mandatory Arbitration Agreements
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Wage/Hour Alert: New York State Increases Overtime Salary Threshold for White Collar Exemptions and New Minimum Wage Takes Effect
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NYC Council Introduces “Fair Work Week” Bills
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U.S. Department of Labor Issues Response to Court Injunction on Implementation of Overtime Final Rule
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Wage/Hour Alert: Court Issues Nationwide Block of Overtime Exemption Regulations
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Salvatore G. Gangemi to Speak on “Harassment: The Difference Between Political Correctness and Obeying the Law”
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Salvatore G. Gangemi to Speak at Upcoming Employment Law Seminar in White Plains, New York
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New York Attorney General Takes Action to Curtail Use of Non-Compete Agreements
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New York Court Refuses to Certify Class of Unpaid Interns
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Fired for being “Too Cute” does not Constitute Sex Discrimination
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Department of Labor Issues Final Rule Updating Overtime Regulations
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Second Circuit Recognizes Individual Liability Under the Family and Medical Leave Act
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Members of Congress Express Serious Concern Over Proposed Revisions to Overtime Rules
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U.S. Department of Labor Clarifies that Final Rules on Overtime Pay to be Released in July 2016
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What Happened to those Federal Rules Revising the White Collar Exemption to Overtime Pay?
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NYC Employers Required to Provide Pre-Tax Transit Benefits to Employees in the New Year
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NYC Commission on Human Rights Issues Interpretative Guidance on New York City’s Ban-the-Box Law
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New York Wage Deduction Law Amendments Extended for Three More Years
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New York State Enacts Several Laws to Strengthen Sex Discrimination Prohibitions
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NYS Restaurant Association Testifies at Senate Hearing Over Fast Food Wage Board Process
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Second Circuit Court of Appeals Rules That Private Settlements of Wage and Hour Claims Require Court or Department of Labor Approval
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Second Circuit Court of Appeals Revises Intern vs. Employee Test
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New York Wage Board Recommends $15 Minimum Wage for Fast Food Workers
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Department of Labor Publishes Long Awaited Proposed Rules Revising White Collar Exemptions to Overtime
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New York City Mayor De Blasio Signs Ban-the-Box Legislation
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U.S. Supreme Court Rules that to Prevail on Religious Discrimination Claim Proof of Employer’s Knowledge of Religious Practice not Necessary.
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Salvatore Gangemi to Speak at Pace University School of Law on Personal and Employment Based Relationships
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New York City Amends Human Rights Law to Prohibit Credit History Discrimination in Employment
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Panda Express Settles Overtime Pay Case for Up to $3 Million
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SCOTUS Articulates Standard For Pregnancy Accommodations
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Bills Introduced in Congress to Permit Employee Wellness Programs
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New York Tipped Minimum Wage to Increase on December 31, 2015
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Salvatore Gangemi to Present “Employment Law – The Life of a Charge” at St. John’s University CLE Program
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New York Proposes Changes to Pay Rates for Tipped Hospitality Workers
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New York Minimum Wage Increases on December 31 to $8.75 and Annual Notice of Pay Rate Eliminated
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U.S. Supreme Court Holds Workers not Entitled to Compensation for Time Spent in Security Screenings
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Misclassified Exotic Dancers Awarded Almost $11 Million in New York
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Salvatore Gangemi Selected to Super Lawyers List for 5th Consecutive Year
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Court Rejects EEOC’s Attempt to Restrain Implementation of Wellness Program
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Salvatore Gangemi Quoted in Article Alleging Race Discrimination and Harassment
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EEOC Files Second Lawsuit Alleging Wellness Program Violates Americans with Disabilities Act
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EEOC Files Lawsuit Against Company for Violating GINA
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EEOC Asserts Employee Wellness Program Violates Americans with Disabilities Act
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Legislative Alert: New York State Extends Anti-Discrimination Law Protections to Interns
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EEOC Issues Broad Enforcement Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination
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Federal Court in New York Certifies Class of “Writers” Seeking Overtime Pay
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New York City Council Amends New York City Human Rights Law to Protect Unpaid Interns from Discrimination and Harassment
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Waivers and Releases In Exchange for Severance Pay May Violate Title VII
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Second Circuit States That Statute Of Limitations For State Tort Claims Are Not Tolled By Filing A Charge With The EEOC
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Do Confidentiality Provisions In Separation Agreements Violate Title VII? The EEOC Thinks So.
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Congress Considers SNOPA to Curtail Snooping of Social Networking Accounts
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New York Federal Court Refuses to Enforce No Hire Agreement
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Releases Fiscal Year 2013 Enforcement and Litigation Results
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New York Modeling Agency Settles Unpaid Intern Lawsuit for $450,000
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New York State Minimum Wage to Increase on December 31, 2013
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U.S. Court of Appeals for Second Circuit Vacates Dismissal of Retaliation Claims Based Upon Employer’s Changing Reasons for Termination
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New York City Amendment Providing Enhanced Protection to Pregnant Employees To Take Effect Soon
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New York Department of Labor Issues Final Regulations on Pay Deductions
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Pantene Addresses Gender Equality in Life and the Workplace with Highly Effective Advertisement
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Employment Non-Discrimination Act Being Considered in Congress
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Arbitration Clause Did not Bar Class and Collective Civil Action for Overtime Under Fair Labor Standards Act and New York Labor Law
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Salvatore Gangemi Included in The Best Lawyers in America 2014 for Fourth Year in a Row
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Paid Sick Leave to Become Law in New York City
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U.S. Supreme Court Adopts More Stringent Standard for Retaliation Claims Under Title VII
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U.S. Supreme Court Narrowly Defines “Supervisor” in Harassment Cases
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New York State Minimum Wage to Increase
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Proposed Federal Law to Protect Employee Social Media Passwords
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U.S. House of Representatives Passes Compensatory Time Amendment to Fair Labor Standards Act
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EEOC Issues Revised Guidance on Specific Disabilities
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Do Employee Wellness Programs Violate Federal Law?
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U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Dismissal of Retaliation Claim Made in Connection with “Paramour Preference” Claim
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U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals Confirms Broader Construction Under New York City Human Rights Law
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U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Same-Sex Harassment Claim
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Congress Considers Bill to Increase Minimum Wage
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Second Circuit Holds that Timely Arrival to Work Is not Always an Essential Function of the Job Under Disability Discrimination Laws
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Movie Chain Sued in Putative Class Action for Overtime Pay in New York
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Employee Could Proceed with FMLA Retaliation Claim Even Though He Never Requested FMLA Leave
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U.S. Department of Labor Issues Guidance on Family Leave to Care for Adult Child
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EEOC Approves Strategic Enforcement Plan for 2013-2016
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Second Circuit Defers Decision and Certifies Questions Arising Under New York Labor Law to New York Court of Appeals
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Second Circuit Rules that Lower Court Erred By Declining to Order Injunctive Relief Ensuring Sexual Harasser was no Longer in a Position to Sexually Harass
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Salvatore G. Gangemi Named to Super Lawyers Four Years in a Row
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EEOC Vigorously Pursues Pregnancy Discrimination Claims
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New York Governor Signs Legislation Broadening Scope of Permissible Wage Deductions Under New York Labor Law
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Americans with Disabilities Act Requires Employers to Transfer Employees Who are Losing their Current Positions Due to Disability to a Vacant Position for which they are Qualified
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Bill Amending New York Labor Law § 193 Awaiting Governor’s Approval
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Individual Owner of Successor Employer May be Liable for Minimum Wage Violations Committed by Predecessor Employer
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Department of Labor Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in Connection with Family and Medical Leave Act
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New York School Principal Files Discrimination Complaint
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New York Senator Schumer Introduces Bill to Cover Over-the-Road Bus Drivers Under Fair Labor Standards Act
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U.S. Department of Labor Releases Fact Sheets on Retaliation
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Federal Bill Seeks to Expand Computer Employee Exemption Under Fair Labor Standards Act
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New York “Interns” Seek Unpaid Wages for Hard Labor
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Salvatore G. Gangemi to Speak at Upcoming CLE Webinar
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Former Police Officer prevails in Unlawful Retaliation and Discrimination Case
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Salvatore G. Gangemi Named by Super Lawyers for Third Year in a Row
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Unpaid “Interns” File Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay Lawsuit Against Movie Studio
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Exotic Dancers Sue New York’s Penthouse Executive Club
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Salvatore G. Gangemi Quoted in a Wall Street Journal Digital Network Publication
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Salvatore G. Gangemi Selected for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012
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EEOC Sues Ford Motor Company For Disability Discrimination
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New York Federal Court Rejects Classwide Discrimination Case Against Bloomberg L.P.
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New York City Council Passes Bill Strengthening Protections Against Religious Discrimination in Employment
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U.S. Attorney Files Civil Rights Suit Against New York School District
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New York Class Action Suit Against KPMG for Overtime Pay
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U.S. Supreme Court to Consider Whether Discrimination Law Applies to Teachers at a Religious Elementary School
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U.S. Supreme Court Holds that Anti-Retaliation Protection of Fair Labor Standards Act Applies to Informal Complaints
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EEOC Reports Record Highs in Charges Filed for Fiscal Year 2010
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Salvatore G. Gangemi in New York Magazine’s “Reasons to Love New York 2010” Issue
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EEOC Issues Regulations Interpreting GINA
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FedEx Ground Settles Misclassification Inquiry with State of Montana
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Salvatore G. Gangemi Selected for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2011
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Gender Discrimination Asserted Against Citigroup
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EEOC Sues Fox News for Retaliating Against Reporter Catherine Herridge
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Salvatore Gangemi Named as Super Lawyer for Second Year in a Row
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Tyson Foods Inc. Subsidiary Sued by U.S. Department of Labor for Sex Discrimination
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Female Employees Sue Goldman Sachs for Sex Discrimination
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Report Attributes Pay Disparities Between Women and Men Partners at Law Firms to Sexual Discrimination
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New York Governor David Patterson Signs Domestic Workers Bill of Rights.
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Second Circuit Clarifies Proof Necessary to Establish a Hostile Work Enviroment Claim
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Massachusetts Attorney General Recovers $3 Million from FedEx Ground
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Novartis Reaches $152 Million Dollar Settlement in Gender Bias Law Suit Filed in New York Federal Court
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Second Circuit Court of Appeals Holds that Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives Were Entitled to Overtime Pay
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Department of Labor Issues Guidelines on Unpaid Internships
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The Healthy Workplace Bill: Will New York State Prohibit Workplace Bullying?
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New York Federal Appellate Court Rules that Employee Claiming Sexual Harassment May not be Required to Complain to Multiple Managers about Harassment
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Second Circuit Considers Academic Requirements for FLSA Professional Exemption
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EEOC Releases 2009 Charge Statistics
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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Finds Loan Underwriters Entitled to Overtime Pay
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Congress Poised to Overturn Supreme Court’s Recent Case on Age Discrimination
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An Important Amendment to Take Effect Under New York Labor Law
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Student Interns Cannot Work for Free
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit Holds Employer Liable for Age Discrimination Based on its Contractor’s Conduct
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New York Increases Damages Potential for Workers with Amendment to New York Labor Law
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New York City Council Considers Paid Sick Leave Bill
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Congress Considers Legislation Banning Employment Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation
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New York State Human Rights Law Amended to Protect Domestic Violence Victims
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New York Modifies Minimum Wage Rates Effective July 24, 2009
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Federal Minimum Wage Increase to Take Effect on July 24, 2009
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New York Area Car Washes Agree to Pay Employees $3.4 Million for Wage Violations
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U.S. Supreme Court Issues Ruling in “Reverse” Discrimination Case
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$80 Million Sexual Harassment Suit Filed Against New York Teddy Bear Maker
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New York Hawaiian Tropic Zone Seeks Dismissal of Discrimination Suit
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New York Drugstore Chain Settles Sexual Harrassment and Retaliation Lawsuit
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Supreme Court Finds No Pregnancy or Sex Discrimination Based upon Employer’s Prior Pension Credit Policy
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Celebrity Owned New York Restaurant Sued for Sexual Harassment
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Court Recognizes Broad Geographic Reach of New York State and City Human Rights Laws
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Outlawing Mandatory Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements
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COBRA Subsidies Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
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U.S. Supreme Court Accepts Mandatory Arbitration of Discrimination Claims for Unionized Employees
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Racial Discrimination Found to Exist on New York’s Madison Avenue
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Department of Labor Opines that Sushi Chefs may Participate in Tip-Pooling Arrangements
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New York Gourmet Eateries Agree to $1.2 Million Settlement for Overtime Pay and Other Wage-Hour Violations
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New York Jury Awards Nurse $15 million in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
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Family and Medical Leave Act only Protects Employees Able to Return to Work Upon Expiration of 12 Week Leave
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New York Appellate Court Recognizes Lower Standard for Proving Discrimination Under New York City Human Rights Law
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Supreme Court Rules Antiretaliation Protections Extend to Employee Questioned During Company Investigation
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President Signs Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
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Senate Passes Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
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Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and Paycheck Fairness Act Pass in House
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New York Restaurateurs Arrested for Wage Violations
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EEOC Filings on the Rise
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Federal Court Awards New York Food Delivery Workers $4.6 Million
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Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 Becomes Law
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Additional Employees Allege Sexual Discrimination Claims Against Bloomberg LP
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House Passes Senate Version of ADA Amendments Act
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Senate Passes ADA Amendment Act of 2008
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Senators Protest Department of Labor’s Handling of Whistleblower Claims
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Proposed Employment Non-Discrimination Act Awaits Further Action in Congress
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Overtime Pay Settlement for Bronx, New York Construction Workers
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Congress Enacts New Whistleblower Law
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New York Court of Appeals Limits Scope of Health Care Whistleblower Law
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Recent Amendment to New York Law Assists Nursing Mothers
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Broadcasters Can Work for the Competition in New York
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One Size Does not Fit All: Employee Handbooks May Lead to Employer Liability without Careful Review
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Paycheck Fairness Act Passes in House
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New York City Bakery Faces Overtime Pay Lawsuit
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Federal Minimum Wage Increase to $6.55 per hour.
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Employer has a Duty to Accommodate an Employee with an Obvious Disability Even Where the Employee Does not Expressly Ask for Such Accommodation
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Proposed Amendments to ADA Restore Disability Discrimination Protections
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Change in Executive’s Reporting Relationship Considered a Breach of Contract by Employer
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U.S. Supreme Court Holds Employee can Bring Suit for Retaliation under Section 1981
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NASCAR Faces Discrimination and Harassment Suit
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Primer on The New York State Human Rights Law
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High Court of New York Finds Executives Covered by Labor Law
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New York’s Highest Court Limits Ability of Financial Employees to Recover for Defamatory Statements
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