WSNYC Blog: The Latest in Employment Law

Have you experienced sexual harassment in the workplace? If so, seek legal assistance from the employment lawyers at the Law Office of Christopher Q. Davis, located in New York City and in Livingston, New Jersey. Contact us today at (646) 430-7930 to schedule a free case evaluation and receive experienced legal counsel. 

Our employment lawyers specialize in many areas of the law, including FMLA and unpaid wages and overtime. Whatever your employment issue is, please reach out for a consultation today.

Honda worker, Brandon Whatley, has filed a class action lawsuit against the automaker for unpaid overtime wages. Whatley claims that he did not receive overtime compensation after a cyberattack on workforce management company, Kronos, impacted Honda’s timekeeping system. According to an article on Law360, Whatley seeks to represent all former and current nonexempt employees in Alabama who worked at the company between the occurrence of the cyberattack on December 11 to the time Honda resumed normal timekeeping using Kronos software. 

Allegations

When employees work more than 40 hours in a week, they are entitled to time and a half pay for overtime wages. This is a law recognized under the Fair Labor Standards Act, which protects workers from exploitative labor practices of history. The FLSA establishes a federal minimum wage, ensures sick leave, and sets child labor standards amongst other legal rights for workers. It is one of the most influential pieces of legislation affecting employee compensation in the country. 

Independent contractors

It is no secret that Americans love chicken. Chicken is the most popular protein in the country, and the American chicken industry is the largest in the world. Producing such a popular product has led some poultry processors to engage in unlawful behavior to maximize their profits at the expense of their employees. In July, the Justice Department filed suit against three poultry processors and a data consulting firm. The lawsuit alleges that the chicken processing companies engaged in “wage-fixing”,

Are you subjected to unlawful labor practices in your workplace? If so, contact the employment lawyers at the Law Office of Christopher Q. Davis for legal assistance, located in New York City and in Livingston, New Jersey. You can call us today at (646) 970-9482 to schedule a free case evaluation and receive experienced legal counsel.

Our employment lawyers specialize in many areas of the law, including workplace discrimination, FMLA, and unpaid wages and overtime. Whatever your employment issue is, please reach

There is no standard test to differentiate independent contractors from traditional employees. However, a number of common laws attempt to draw a line between the two employment classes. A Georgia federal court plans to consider the distinctions that define a self-employed worker in a case against Perdue Farms Inc.

Contracted chicken farmers allege that their employer exerted excess control over their daily operations and maintenance while raising flocks for the poultry company. Roger Parker, a chicken farmer, believes that he

Esri, a digital mapping and analytics company based in Redlines, California, agreed to pay $2.3 million settlement in a discrimination lawsuit. The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued the tech company in 2017 following allegations that Esrii paid its female employees less than their male counterparts. 

After a year-long investigation, the DOJ found that Esri systematically “discriminated against 143 female software development engineers and 33 female quality assurance engineers.” Esri responded to the DOJ’s pay discrimination allegations by accepting an Early Resolution

Are you a victim of gender discrimination in your workplace? If yes, seek legal assistance from the employment lawyers at the Law Office of Christopher Q. Davis, located in New York City and in Livingston, New Jersey. You can contact us today at (646) 970-9482 to schedule a free case evaluation and receive experienced legal counsel.

Our employment lawyers specialize in many areas of the law, including workplace discrimination, FMLA, and unpaid wages and overtime. Whatever your employment issue is, please reach

Has your employer wrongfully terminated you? Unlawful and wrongful termination occurs when an employee is fired due to their race, religion, gender, disability status, or membership in another protected category.

If you believe you are the victim of wrongful termination, seek legal assistance from the employment lawyers at the Law Office of Christopher Q. Davis, located in New York City and in Livingston, New Jersey. Contact us today at (646) 430-7930 to schedule a free case evaluation and receive experienced

On July 25, 2022, Erin Overbey — a former archives editor at the New Yorker — took to Twitter to share news of her termination from the magazine. Overbey, who had previously spoken up about gender and race inequity within her work environment, was placed on “performance review” shortly after bringing up such issues. Less than a week later, she was terminated.

Racial Inequality and Gender Disparity

Overbey has a history of being an outspoken critic regarding racism in the magazine