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Long Island City, Queens,New York Employment Defense Attorney

New York Employment & Labor Law Attorneys 30-30 Northern Blvd, Suite 401 Long Island City, NY 11101

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Is It Time to Update Your Severance Agreements?

Keeping your handbooks, employment agreements, severance agreements and other documents current with laws and legal trends can seem like a lot of work. However, when you get caught on the wrong side of a legal dispute, hindsight says it was … Continue reading

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The EEOC and Kroger Settle in a Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

NYC & Queens Employment Defense Attorney As mentioned in an earlier blog, claims with the EEOC for ADA violations have been on the rise and many involve companies that are household names. In September of 2014, the Equal Employment Opportunity … Continue reading

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What about Wellness Programs as Part of Health Coverage?

Today many companies offering health insurance also provide wellness programs, which are a preventative medicine approach to health. Today, 94 percent of employers with more than 400 employees and 63 percent of smaller companies offer some type of wellness program, … Continue reading

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Protect your company from discrimination complaints and lawsuits

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reported it obtained a record $372.1 million in monetary relief for victims of private sector employment discrimination in year ending 2013.  This amount is nearly seven million more than was recovered in 2012 … Continue reading

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Are contestants of reality shows, employees?

American Idol faces a discrimination lawsuit filed by 10 black former contestants who were disqualified from the show.  The plaintiffs claim they were disqualified for reasons other than singing, including criminal history, and were given the “right to sue” by … Continue reading

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Hold on to your hats employers: Unemployment discrimination becomes illegal in New York City

As of, June 11, 2013, a new law went into effect that makes discriminating against job applicants because they are unemployed a violation of human rights.  Violations of this law will be punished the same way that discriminating against job … Continue reading

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Keeping up with Regulatory Rulings that Affect the Restaurant Industry

Author: Hans & Associates, P.C. With the plethora of government regulations, restauranteurs caught up in the every day activities of running a restaurant hardly have time to stay apprised of new restaurant industry regulations. Even so, they must know about … Continue reading

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Regulations on Tipping in the New York Restaurant Industry

Author: Stephen D. Hans Gone are the days where servers pocketed their tips, walked off the floor, and clocked out to go home. Many people do not realize that the special tip they gave to reward a friendly smile or … Continue reading

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Ban on Employers’ Asking for Facebook Passwords Becomes Law in Maryland

Author: Hans & Associates, P.C. , Stephen D. Hans “Queens & NY Labor & Employment Discrimination Attorneys” The fabric of how we do business today involves the increasing use of social media (SM) networks like Facebook and Twitter. Companies embodying … Continue reading

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