Employment and Overtime – Questions Answered in NYC and Cleveland
Overtime in New York City and Cleveland Ohio – Lawyers Answer Questions HOW IS OVERTIME CALCULATED? Your overtime rate depends on your regular rate of pay. Your overtime rate of pay is calculated by multiplying your regular rate by one and a half. WHAT IS MY “REGULAR RATE”? Your regular rate of pay is […]
New York City Employers That Pay Off the Books Are (Probably) Crooks
IF YOU ARE BEING PAID OFF THE BOOKS, IN CASH OR VIA PERSONAL CHECK, YOUR EMPLOYER MAY BE BREAKING THE LAW. AND YOU MIGHT BE ENTITLED TO COMPENSATION. Are you being paid off the books? Chances are, your employer is breaking New York wage and hour law. Just by failing to provide you with notifications […]
New York Manual Worker: You Must Be Paid Weekly
How Often Should I Be Paid if I Perform Manual Work? Unless your employer has authorization from the New York Commissioner of Labor (and, among other things, employs at least 1,000 workers in New York) or is a non-profitmaking organization, employees who perform manual work need to be paid weekly within seven days of the […]
Getting Equal Pay? Our New York City Lawyer Weighs In
Just last week, a new equal pay law went into effect in New York State. In the past, equal pay laws were limited to pay disparities between men and women for “equal work.” Although unequal pay across many protected categories could always be deemed prohibited by and be addressed under general discrimination laws, New York […]
Minimum Wage for New York State and New York City – Our Lawyer Offers Insights
It’s 2020, Do You Know Where Your Minimum Wage Rates Are in New York? In a continuation of New York’s gradual march toward a statewide $15.00 per hour minimum wage rate, effective December 31, 2019, employers throughout New York State and New York City may need to increase the minimum hourly sum payable to workers. […]
Bonus Implications If You Quit: Cleveland and New York City Lawyer Offers Insights
Do I Get My Bonus If I Quit? Maybe It depends on the terms of your bonus agreement with your employer. For example, if your bonus agreement with says that you must be employed when bonuses are paid, and you quit before then, you may be out of luck. However, the answer may be very […]
New York City Lawyer Explains Freelance Isn’t Free Act, Rights of Independent Contractors
The Freelance Isn’t Free Act and You Freelancers and independent contractors make up a significant and growing portion of the work force in New York City. Independent contractors and freelancers enjoy greater working flexibility and the independence it provides. But independent contractors and freelancers are often confronted with difficulties collecting their fees in a timely […]
New York City: Unpaid Furloughs Forbidden for H-1B Visa Workers
Must My Employer Pay Me Throughout My Furlough? Unlike other employees, upon hiring you to work as an H-1B Visa Worker, your employer filed paperwork with both the U. S. Department of Labor and with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in which representations were made about your wages and where you would work. In […]
Overtime Pay? Our NYC & Cleveland Lawyers Can Help
Eligibility for Overtime Whether you are eligible to be paid for working overtime can be a complicated question, and can be especially confusing when your situation strays out of the traditional 9 to 5 framework. For people who work long hours only infrequently, or are salaried workers that are expected to work far above a […]
Lawyer: New York Employers Must Pay Manual Workers WEEKLY
If You Employ Manual Workers, Did You Know They Usually Need to be Paid Weekly? Unless you have authorization from the New York Commissioner of Labor (and, among other things, employ at least 1,000 workers in New York) or are a non-profitmaking organization, your employees who perform manual work need to be paid weekly within […]