http://www.newyorkemploymentattorneyblog.com/ Published by Gangemi Law Firm, P.C. en-us 2012-01-30T18:09:58-05:00 http://www.newyorkemploymentattorneyblog.com/2012/01/department_of_labor_issues_not.html Today, the United States Department of Labor announced that the Wage and Hour Division has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to implement and interpret certain statutory amendments to the Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA"). Specifically, the regulations are... Family and Medical Leave Gangemi Law Firm, P.C. 2012-01-30T18:09:58-05:00 http://www.newyorkemploymentattorneyblog.com/2011/12/new_york_school_principal_file.html Middle School Principal Katherine Mulderig filed a sexual discrimination complaint in March 2011 with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), alleging that Lake Placid, New York School Superintendant, Dr. Randy Richards, made sexually discriminatory comments to her while proposing a... Employment Discrimination Gangemi Law Firm, P.C. 2011-12-29T17:39:30-05:00 http://www.newyorkemploymentattorneyblog.com/2011/12/new_york_senator_schumer_intro.html Senator Charles Schumer (D-New York) introduced a bill amending the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to cover over-the-road bus drivers and requiring that they be paid overtime for hours worked in excess of 40 in a workweek. Currently, over-the-road bus... Compensation, Wages and Overtime Gangemi Law Firm, P.C. 2011-12-27T12:41:32-05:00 http://www.newyorkemploymentattorneyblog.com/2011/12/us_department_of_labor_release_1.html Today, the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division released three new fact sheets addressing the topic of retaliation under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act... Compensation, Wages and Overtime Gangemi Law Firm, P.C. 2011-12-23T13:30:23-05:00 http://www.newyorkemploymentattorneyblog.com/2011/12/federal_bill_seeks_to_expand_c_1.html Recently, a bill was introduced in the Senate (S.1747), which seeks to expand the scope of the Fair Labor Standards Acts' current exemption for computer employees. The bill, which is referred to as the "Computer Professional Update" Act ("CPU Act"),... Compensation, Wages and Overtime Gangemi Law Firm, P.C. 2011-12-09T16:44:53-05:00 http://www.newyorkemploymentattorneyblog.com/2011/11/new_york_interns_seek_unpaid_w_1.html On November 15, 2011, a group of Brooklyn, New York residents filed a federal civil action against the Atlantic Yard Development Company LLC, Forest City Ratner Companies LLC, Brooklyn United for Innovative Local Development and others, alleging that they should... Compensation, Wages and Overtime Gangemi Law Firm, P.C. 2011-11-17T12:29:14-05:00 http://www.newyorkemploymentattorneyblog.com/2011/10/salvatore_g_gangemi_to_speak_a.html On November 30, 2011, Salvatore G. Gangemi will be speaking at a continuing legal education webinar conducted by Strafford Publications entitled, Employee Leave Under the FMLA and ADA. For more information, you can visit Strafford's website.... Firm Announcements Gangemi Law Firm, P.C. 2011-10-27T14:02:18-05:00 http://www.newyorkemploymentattorneyblog.com/2011/10/former_police_officer_prevails.html A former Long Island, New York police lieutenant was awarded $350,000 in damages by a jury in her lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Sherry Hines was employed by the Village... Retaliation Gangemi Law Firm, P.C. 2011-10-11T15:47:30-05:00 http://www.newyorkemploymentattorneyblog.com/2011/09/salvatore_g_gangemi_named_by_s_1.html Salvatore G. Gangemi has been named by Super Lawyers list as one of the top attorneys in New York State for 2011. No more than 5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by Super Lawyers. Digital version... Firm Announcements Gangemi Law Firm, P.C. 2011-09-29T16:30:12-05:00 http://www.newyorkemploymentattorneyblog.com/2011/09/unpaid_interns_file_minimum_wa.html Two interns filed a lawsuit in federal court in New York City alleging that Fox Searchlight Pictures, the producer of "Black Swan," misclassified them as unpaid interns despite that they engaged in work, typically performed by paid employees. Among other... Compensation, Wages and Overtime Gangemi Law Firm, P.C. 2011-09-29T10:16:23-05:00