Archive for December 31, 2019

Age discrimination occurs when an employee or job applicant who is 40 or older is treated less favorably on the basis of how old he or she is. Age discrimination laws prevent employers from discriminating in any aspect of employment. For example, employers cannot discriminate in hiring, firing, pay, promotions, layoffs, and more. The number of age discrimination claims in the United States is rapidly increasing. In 2017, the number of EEOC age discrimination charges filed by workers over 65

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo recently signed a bill that will provide benefits to Uber and Lyft drivers. This new law is called the “Black Car Fund,” and it is the first of its kind in the nation. The fund includes several perks for drivers and their families, such as a death benefit for the families of drivers killed on the road. Additional benefits for Uber and Lyft drivers include complimentary flu shots, workers’ compensation, accident assistance, prescription discount cards,

A 21-year old transgender Google employee named Kathryn Spiers was suspended from her position as a security engineer on November 21st and terminated on December 13th.  She was fired because she published code that created a pop-up notification any time an employee visited the website of IRI consultants, an anti-union consulting firm hired by Google.  The notification was only visible to Google employees and it read, “Googlers have the right to participate in protected concerted activities.”  Spiers developed the notification

Pregnancy discrimination occurs when female job applicants or employees are treated less favorably on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or medical complications related to pregnancy or childbirth. The law protects women from pregnancy discrimination in all aspects of employment, such as hiring, firing, pay, and promotions. Under the law, employers must treat pregnant employees in the same way that they do with temporarily disabled employees. This usually means providing reasonable accommodations at work. Below are some of the most common

Bonuses are incentives throughout all industries, but they are particularly popular throughout the financial industry. For many financial industry employees, a performance bonus, also referred to as “incentive compensation” or “discretionary bonus,” is a major component of their yearly compensation.  These bonuses are paid at the end of the calendar year and often amount to more money than an employee’s base salary. Financial bonuses are calculated using a formula that takes the employee’s yearly profit generation into account. When employees

A field technician recently filed a class action lawsuit against Utiliquest, a locating services provider in eighteen states including the District of Columbia. Utiliquest’s headquarters is in Georgia. In performing utility services, field technicians drove company vehicles from their homes to work sites each day. The Technician claims that he and many other employees were not paid for their travel time in vehicles owned by Utiliquest. Because the workers remained in Utiliquest’s strict control for this travel time, the field

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Much to contrary belief, most paratransit drivers are entitled to overtime pay according to the Fair Labor Standards Act.  Paratransit drivers transport disabled and elderly passengers on buses.  They pick up and drop off people with mobility problems, help them board and exit vehicles, and secure equipment like wheelchairs before driving.  Time and time again, bus companies unknowingly or deliberately misclassify paratransit drivers to circumvent overtime compensation laws. 

Paratransit Drivers Routinely Misclassified 

One way that bus companies make paratransit drivers overtime-exempt is

New York lawmakers are considering whether to make it harder for gig workers to be classified as independent contractors. This proposed change would affect workers for popular companies like Uber and Lyft. If these workers were to become employees instead of independent contractors, they would receive new employment benefits and protections under the law. This proposal follows a similar law recently passed in California that forced many employers to reclassify gig independent contractors as employees. 

Lawmakers Explain Why Gig Workers Should