Archive for October 17, 2015

Leaving your place of employment is often difficult, no matter whether you’ve been working for 10 months or 10 years. You might be switching jobs, taking on a better offer, retiring, or perhaps you’ve been laid off. Regardless of the circumstances, the transition can be an emotionally turbulent one, especially if it wasn’t your choice. However, even though employment changes can be stressful and overwhelming, it’s crucial not to lose sight of your entitlements in the wake of leaving your

Have you been fired in connection with a long-term illness or disability? A family member’s illness or disability? A pregnancy, maternity leave, or even an adoption?

You’re not alone. FMLA-related terminations are among the most common employment law violations every year—but many people still aren’t aware that their job is protected under the FMLA.

The Family and Medical Leave Act, or FMLA, ensures job-protected, unpaid leave for medical and/or family-related circumstances requiring absences from work. You may have heard the FMLA referred to

In the spring of 2013, 23-year-old Hanna Bouveng was a newly-minted New Yorker, having just moved to New York City from her native Sweden in search of internship opportunities. When she met Wall Street financier Benjamin Wey shortly after her arrival, she thought she’d found a unique opportunity to further her career. Wey’s billion-dollar private equity firm, the New York Global Group, was in need of a new director of corporate communications. Hanna took Wey up on his offer: the

Last week, the Firm filed an overtime pay class action lawsuit on behalf of IT Engineers employed by Align Communications, a provider of IT services with offices throughout the United States and abroad.   The primary duties of Align’s IT Engineers consist of installing, configuring, testing, and troubleshooting computer applications, networks, and hardware on behalf of Align’s clients.

According to the federal Department of Labor, IT employees of this nature are eligible for overtime pay, yet Align determined that they were ineligible.