As of June 19, 2024, employers are required to provide “paid break time for thirty minutes, and permit an employee to use existing paid break time for a meal time for time in excess of thirty minutes” to allow the employee to express breast milk when an employee “reasonably” needs to do so. Prior state…
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EEOC’S Latest Harassment Guidelines
June 27, 2024
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its first update to its harassment guidelines in 30 years. No longer do the guidelines focus predominantly on issues such as sexual harassment but also include pronoun usage, religious practice and social media in the context of a harassment claim. For example, the new guidelines make it…
Common Issues – LLC Litigation
June 17, 2024
In a recent decision by Justice Andrew Borrok in the New York County Commercial Part, the court was faced with several common issues which arise when two LLC members find themselves in court. In the May 14, 2024 decision handed down in Matter of the Petition for Dissolution pursuant to NY LLC Law v. Gad…
Attorneys’ Fees: The “Hidden Costs” of Discrimination and Wage and Hour Litigation
June 12, 2024
Almost 20 years ago I published an article in the Nassau Lawyer regarding the often overlooked additional costs of defending litigation where, by statute, the prevailing party is entitled to attorneys’ fees and costs. I called them “hidden” because many clients do not appreciate the fact that, even the most marginal claims where damages may…