Archive for June 28, 2019

Google has recently announced that it will require staffing agencies to pay a minimum wage of $15 to independent contractors.  It will also require these staffing companies to provide health benefits, twelve weeks of parental leave, sick days, and reimbursement for continuing education costs.  This announcement follows internal pushback from contract workers who voiced their frustrations in a demand letter to Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai signed “TVCs of Google.”  

Google currently has more temps and contractors than full-time employees with 121,000

Earlier this year, New York state held its first public hearings on workplace sexual harassment in over thirty years. This month, New York state lawmakers passed sweeping anti-harassment legislation, making New York’s laws some of the most robust in the United States. The proposed legislation passed 109 to 19 in the New York State Assembly. This new legislation was the result of over a year of lobbying following the wake of the #MeToo movement. 

Changes in New York Harassment Laws

Employers and

Last month, JP Morgan Chase settled the largest paternity leave case to date, offering $5 million dollars to an estimated 5,000 fathers affected by a discriminatory company policy between 2011 and 2017. The case began when new-father Derek Rotondo was denied the company’s 16-week parental leave following the birth of his second son. After protesting, Rotondo was told that he was denied coverage on the basis that he was assumed not to be the child’s primary caregiver and could only

Mario Batali, the former owner of several restaurants across the United States, is a celebrity chef known for his appearances on the Food Network and Iron Chef America. Recently, Batali has been charged with sexual misconduct. A woman said that Batali assaulted her at a Boston restaurant in 2017. Due to this claim and others of a similar nature, all of Batali’s restaurant partnerships have been dissolved. He will no longer have any type of relationship to these restaurants or

A class action is being brought on behalf of delivery drivers and in-store workers against Domino’s Pizza Enterprises of Australia.  The lawsuit was filed by Phi Finney McDonald in Australia’s federal court and alleges that Domino’s underpaid its workers for five years.  It claims that Domino’s should have paid workers under the Fast Food Industry Award of 2010, with entitlements to travel costs, casual loading (the hourly pay-rate for casual workers), three-hour minimum shifts, and laundry money for

There is an emerging trend among sushi restaurants across the United States. Many employees at sushi restaurants are not getting paid their rightfully earned wages. Unpaid wage violations happen when restaurant owners don’t follow minimum wage, overtime wage, and tip credit laws. Not paying employees in accordance with these laws is illegal. Employees who have not been paid their rightful earnings can take legal action to recover their wages from restaurant owners. Learn about the various wage violations below. 

Sushi Restaurants

Tip violations are rampant in the food industry. If you suspect you are a victim of a tip violation, contact the Law Office of Christopher Q. Davis today for a free consultation at 646-430-7930

Contact our top-rated overtime attorneys in New York City if you think you have an overtime claim. Call us at 646-430-7930 for a free consultation.

Numerous states, including New York, are raising their minimum wage effective on July 1, 2019.  Click here to see the new policies for over 20 states beginning this July or later, including New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, California, and Washington.  

Minimum wage violations were one of the most popular claims made against employers in just the past six months.  Underpayment is particularly prevalent in the restaurant industry. According to the New York City Health Department, about one-quarter of restaurant

Did you know that government contractors (construction workers, IT workers, electricians, etc.) involved in public works get a different minimum wage?  Learn about the prevailing wage above and see if you qualify!  Contact us if you have any questions.