Kerri Beatty Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on March 21, 2017 On March 3, 2017, the New York City Council’s Committee on Civil Service and Labor (the “Committee”) conducted a hearing on Introduction No. 1399, the proposed legislation requiring NYC employers to consider employee requests for flexible work arrangements. Aimed at improving working conditions related to … Read more
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on March 14, 2017 On January 10, 2017, The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a Proposed Enforcement Guidance on Unlawful Harassment. The proposed guidance gives us insight into how the EEOC will likely evaluate and prosecute administrative complaints. According to the EEOC, the purpose of the enforcement guidance … Read more
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on March 14, 2017 Sterling Jewelers, the parent company of Kay Jewelers and Jared, is defending against a gender discrimination class-action case involving thousands of current and former employees of the Jeweler alleging pay discrimination and hundreds alleging sexual misconduct. Since the 1990s, female employees of the Jewelry firm … Read more
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on February 28, 2017 On November 22, 2016, a federal judge granted a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) overtime rule—which more than doubles the required salary level to qualify for the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) “white collar” exemptions—from taking effect on December 1, … Read more
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on February 21, 2017 On January 25, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit* adopted a new six-factor test to determine whether two or more entities are joint employers under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Salinas v. Commercial Interiors Inc., No. 15-1915, ___ F.3d ___, … Read more
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on February 15, 2017 President Trump has signed an executive order instructing the Department of Labor (DOL) to “rescind or revise” the controversial ruling passed last year imposing a “fiduciary rule” on retirement accounts. With an applicability date of April 10, 2017, the rule broadly defines who is a “fiduciary” … Read more