Blog Posts in December, 2018

Does New York City Anti-Discrimination Law Apply Outside of the Five Boroughs?

As one of the most diverse cities in the world, New York City has adopted its own local laws designed to combat problems such as race and nationality discrimination . The New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) offers similar–yet in many cases broader–protections against employment discrimination than either federal or state laws. Of course, such protections assume the discriminatory conduct has ...

Is an Arbitration Agreement Binding if I do Not Sign it?

There are many situations in which a claim for employment discrimination or overtime and wage hour violations are subject to a binding arbitration agreement. Many employees are asked to sign such agreements as a condition of employment. Even employees who do not directly sign an arbitration agreement may still be bound by one if a court finds they “directly benefited” from the deal. Judge Refers ...

New York State to Increase Threshold for Overtime Exemption on December 31

New York employers are required to pay overtime to most workers, but there is an important exception for executive and administrative employees–i.e., workers who primarily work in an office or supervise other employees. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, such employees are exempt from overtime requirements if they are paid a salary of at least $455 per week (or $23,660 per year). New York State ...