A former intern of The Howard Stern Show has sued Sirius XM radio and the radio personality’s broadcaster claiming that their unpaid intern policy violates state and federal labor laws. In her complaint, Melissa Tierney claimed she worked at Howard Stern’s show for five months in 2011 where she spent between 24-36 hours per week […]
A terminated employee at the ripe old age of 43 was able to defeat a motion for a summary judgment for age discrimination. Plaintiff Frederick Brown sued his former employer Crowdtwist under the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”) alleging age and disability discrimination. The court denied the Defendant’s motion for summary judgment as […]
On Tuesday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law an act that will grant interns all of the rights afforded to employees under the New York City Human Rights Law. The act comes on the heels of several landmark cases (see our prior blog for a discussion) and is demonstrative of increased […]
As of April 1, 2014 1.2 million workers have paid sick leave for the very first time. Under New York City’s Earned Sick Time Act (also known as the Paid Sick Leave Law), business with five or more workers who are hired to work more than 80 calendar hours in a calendar year must provide […]
In a shift from the Bloomberg Administration, New York City has agreed to settle a discrimination lawsuit filed against the Fire Department. The suit, initially filed in 2007, alleges that the city’s written examinations given to entry-level applicants had an unlawful disparate impact on black and Hispanic applicants in violation of Title VII of the […]
College students and recent graduates may soon have cause to celebrate: employers are coming under increased scrutiny when it comes to unpaid internships. Following the success of interns suing for wages at Fox Searchlight and the recent $450,000 settlement in favor of Elite Model Management interns, the Second Circuit finds itself at the epicenter of […]
Alex Rodriguez’s future in baseball is tenuous at best. The Yankee third-baseman was originally suspended by Commissioner Bud Selig for a record 211 games. The discipline stemmed from violations of MLB’s Joint Drug Agreement (JDA). These violations included the use of performance enhancing drugs and the destruction of incriminating evidence. In response, Rodriguez noted that […]
In November 2013, the Second Circuit ruled against a class of Starbucks baristas claiming the Seattle-based coffee maker’s practice of allowing shift supervisors to participate in tip-pooling is illegal. Starbucks policy dictates that each store place a container at the counter where patrons may deposit tips. At the end of each week, the tips are […]
On January 1, Bill de Blasio was sworn in as Mayor of New York City. In his inaugural address, the former Public Advocate reiterated the egalitarian campaign theme that was successful enough to seize an office held by Republicans for the last 20 years. “When I said we would take dead aim at the Tale […]