Salvatore Gangemi, Labor & Employment Attorney

01/19/2020

For the first time in sixty years, the U.S Department of Labor is substantively revising the regulation that articulates when two people or businesses...

08/28/2018

Last week, we addressed the looming sexual harassment notice and training requirements affecting all New York State and New York City employers. We also wrote about the pending issuance of ...

06/06/2018

And the nonsense continues..... https://t.co/QFemgwb7KM https://t.co/TyyD01gKUd

05/23/2018

U.S. Supreme Court Approves Use of Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements. (Yes. This is a big Deal).

On Monday, in a 5-4 majority decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, No. 16-285, the U.S. Supreme Court found class action waivers in arbitration agreements to be valid and enforceable, settling a long-standing split among federal courts of appeals. By way of background, the Supreme Court years ago...

05/23/2018

In a highly awaited decision, the United States Supreme Court has held that class action waivers in employee arbitration agreements are legal. The landscape governing class/collective action assertion of wage and hour claims has c…https://t.co/DxHOLFPuyy https://t.co/KXAv6nRcsC

In a highly awaited decision, the United States Supreme Court has held that class action waivers in employee arbitration agreements are legal. The l…

05/19/2018

Retweeted EEOC NY District ():

New York News releases EEOC SUES STAFFING SOLUTIONS FOR MULTIPLE DISCRIMINATORY HIRING PRACTICES Owner Frequently Used Racial Slurs and Forced Out Manager Who Opposed Hiring Discrimination, Federal Agency Charges https://t.co/4K0NYUWnIq

04/24/2018

In case you missed our discussion in a March 20, 2018 post, the New York City Council introduced a series of bills last month targeting sexual harassment in the workplace -- The Stop Sexual ...

03/20/2018

New York City Council Introduces Package of Legislation Aimed at Strengthening Anti-Sexual Harassment Policies

The and movements continue to be a force of national reckoning over sexual assault and harassment. This month, the New York City Council harnessed the energy from those social movements and transformed it into legislative action by introducing a series of bills aimed at preventing se...

03/09/2018

Second Circuit Prohibits Sexual Orientation Discrimination

In a significant decision reflecting the evolution of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, which covers Connecticut, New York and Vermont, has ruled in Zarda v. Altitude Express, No. 15-3775, en banc, (2d Cir. 2018) that Title VII prot...

02/22/2018

Attorneys General Support Ending Arbitration of Workplace Sexual Harassment Claims | Murtha Cullina - JDSupra

Last week, the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) sent a letter to leaders in Congress, urging the passage of legislation that would...