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The Law Firm of Christopher Q. Davis announces that Rachel M. Haskell has made Partner.  This was not a hard decision.  Deciding what to have for breakfast was harder.  This is because Rachel is a terrific human being and an excellent lawyer.  She is respected and liked by our staff, other lawyers, and judges.  Who will replace Rachel as an Associate, you ask? Now that is a difficult decision.  Her shoes are impossible to fill.  So starting in October we

Wage theft is commonplace in the restaurant industry from fast-food to upscale eateries.  In fact, the Department of Labor’s estimated that 84% of restaurants had violated labor standards including wage and tip laws from 2010 to 2012. In recent years, countless food service workers have sued their employers for these violations.  For example, McDonald’s paid $26 million to settle wage theft accusations from its cooks and cashiers in California this past November. In 2017, TGI Friday’s paid $19 million and Blue

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United Capital Financial Advisers is being sued by a former employee who claims she experienced racial discrimination and retaliation at the firm.

Tracey Chung alleges that her supervisor would publicly humiliate and berate her, and constantly micromanage her work, according to a lawsuit filed last week in a Dallas, Texas federal court. Chung claims that she was singled out by this supervisor because she was the only Asian woman in the office and was viewed as an easy target.

Chung reported the behavior to the

Employers in China routinely ask female job candidates discriminatory questions on job applications, such as whether a woman is married or has children. Some companies even make female employees sign special agreements to not get pregnant for a certain amount of time. Although these practices are technically illegal in China, they are increasingly common. With China facing an aging crisis because of its previous one-child policy, there is a movement to stimulate a baby boom. Some argue that this movement

Listed above are just a few of the many differences between employees and independent contractors. Make sure you are in compliance by speaking with one of our top-rated employment attorneys today!

Recently, the highest federal appeals court in New York reviewed the age discrimination claim of a human resources worker of the Archdiocese of New York. The worker, Michael Franchino, who was 67 years old at the time of his firing, previously claimed at the trial level that he was a victim of age discrimination in the human resources department of the Archdiocese of New York after he endured years of age-related jokes made by his peers while management stood idly

The Law Office of Christopher Q. Davis filed an overtime lawsuit against Allied Universal on behalf of all hourly Airport Security Agents, Lead Airport Security Agents, Operations Assistants, and Supervisors at John F. Kennedy International Airport (“JFK”).  The lawsuit was originally filed in October 2017, and is now proceeding to discovery following an Initial Conference in the Eastern District of New York.

The lawsuit alleges that Allied Universal forced Security Agents, Operations Assistants and Supervisors to work “off-the-clock” before their scheduled

If you are an independent contractor in New York, life just became easier for you. New local and state laws extended rights to independent contractors that were once limited to employees. You will enjoy better legal standings if you face harassment, discrimination or nonpayment for your work.

This is welcome news if you enjoy working as a freelancer but never appreciated the limits on enforcing your rights. Here are summaries of these new laws and how they will help you.

Freelance Isn’t

Customer service is an often-thankless occupation and to make matters worse, it is an underpaid one too. While those who answer customer questions, solve technical issues, and monitor complaints are essential to business, but the denial of overtime pay and other wage violations are too common among this group.

Fortunately, class certification and settlements arise from New York Labor Law and Fair Labor Standards Act claims. This allows workers options and the ability to enforce the fair payment of their wages.