The Trump Administration’s Department of Labor has proposed a new tip rule that could rescind a 2011 regulation enacted during the Obama administration that mandates employers distribute tips to their tipped employees. The proposed rule, which was published in the Federal Register on December 5, 2017, would allow restaurant owners to pool tips and share

On May 31, 2017, New York’s Department of Financial Services published the much anticipated final regulations for Paid Family Leave.  The regulations provide critical information that will help New York employers comply with these new legal requirements that are set to go into effect on January 1, 2018.  The law provides eligible employees with job-protected,

On April 5, 2017, New York City Council approved a bill that bans employers from requesting or using job applicants’ salary history when making hiring decisions. This latest development follows trend of the pay-equity movement taking place in cities and states nationwide.  It is also the latest in a series of legislative measures in New York

On May 15, 2017, New York City’s Freelance Isn’t Free Act (“FIFA”) will take effect, and make history as the first law of its kind. FIFA establishes significant protections for freelance workers, or independent contractors by requiring a written contract, timely payment and anti-retaliation provisions. The law will provide many of the protections afforded to

Last week, a Texas federal court issued a preliminary injunction delaying the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) latest rule for overtime exemptions from taking effect. The injunction comes as the result of a lawsuit filed by 21 states and several business organizations that claimed that the DOL exceeded its authority by more than doubling the