New York City nears mandatory “sick time” requirements for employers *

USA - May 10 2013
This week, following similar examples in San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Washington, D.C., and the State of Connecticut, the New York City Council…

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Second Circuit enforces arbitration agreement, denies existence of substantive “pattern-or-practice” claim *

USA - March 29 2013
On March 21, 2013, in Parisi v. Goldman, Sachs & Co., the Second Circuit compelled arbitration of the plaintiffs' Title VII sex discrimination claims…

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Differences between New York city and New York State human rights laws lead to another reversal on appeal *

USA - January 11 2013
A unanimous panel of the New York State Appellate Division, First Department, recently reinstated three female plaintiffs' sex discrimination claims…

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New media and Old Precedent under the National Labor Relations Act *

USA - January 4 2013
The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) recently affirmed an administrative law judge’s (“ALJ”) ruling that a non-profit employer violated the National…

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Second Circuit Court of Appeals makes FMLA ruling that could be significant in future FLSA cases *

USA - August 23 2012
In Donnelly v. Greenburgh Central School District No. 7, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals made an important ruling in a case under the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) that could have significant impact on cases brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”).

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