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21 Oct 2015, 3:01 pm
Co-authored by Robert Whitman, Joanna Smith, and Samuel Sverdlov Joining a budding national trend, renowned restaurateur Danny Meyer of Union Square Hospitality Group last week announced that he will eliminate formal tipping at his restaurants starting in 2016. [read post]
16 Sep 2014, 1:36 pm
Whitman and Howard M. [read post]
25 Jan 2016, 3:32 pm
Co-authored by Robert Whitman and Adam Smiley While most New Yorkers rode out last weekend’s blizzard by binge watching television or enjoying playoff football, three Second Circuit judges apparently spent their time more productively, as the court on Monday issued an amended decision in its landmark ruling from last summer on unpaid internships. [read post]
16 Feb 2022, 7:36 am
By: Robert Whitman and John Phillips Seyfarth Synopsis: Recently, Congress passed significant new legislation amending the Federal Arbitration Act and precluding employers from mandating that employees arbitrate sexual harassment or sexual assault claims. [read post]
7 Nov 2013, 1:03 pm
Whitman, Howard M. [read post]
27 Jun 2013, 9:46 am
Co-authored by: Robert Whitman, Cameron Smith, John DiNapoli and Zack Sharpe Earlier today, the New York City Council voted to override Mayor Bloomberg’s veto and re-passed the Earned Sick Time Act. [read post]
1 Aug 2013, 2:54 am
By Robert S. [read post]
5 Feb 2020, 7:43 am
By Robert Whitman Seyfarth Synopsis: The Second Circuit held that attorneys’ fee awards in FLSA settlements are not limited by principles of “proportionality” between the fees and the amount of the settlement or subject to a 1/3 cap. [read post]
11 Aug 2013, 4:26 pm
Co-authored by Robert Whitman and John R. [read post]
2 Dec 2021, 6:57 am
By: Robert Whitman and John Phillips As we previously reported, arbitration agreements have come under increasing scrutiny in recent years, especially with regard to claims for sexual harassment/assault arising during employment. [read post]
10 May 2021, 8:08 am
By: Robert Whitman and Bill Varade Seyfarth Synopsis: In Whiteside v. [read post]
30 Jan 2015, 11:37 am
Co-authored by Robert S. [read post]
9 Dec 2019, 10:28 am
By Robert S. [read post]
10 Aug 2015, 10:42 am
Whitman and Howard M. [read post]
25 Oct 2017, 10:50 am
Authored By Robert Whitman Seyfarth Synopsis: The Second Circuit will soon decide key issues for FLSA practitioners: whether settlements pursuant to an Offer of Judgment are subject to court review and approval, and whether the standards for final collective certification of FLSA claims are different from those for class certification of state law wage claims under Rule 23. [read post]
6 Jan 2018, 10:08 pm
Authored by Robert Whitman Seyfarth Synopsis: The Department of Labor has scrapped its 2010 Fact Sheet on internship status and adopted the more flexible and employer-friendly test devised by Second Circuit. [read post]
16 Sep 2015, 11:33 am
Co-authored by Robert Whitman and Meredith-Anne Kurz Blog readers who have been following the recent wave of wage and hour lawsuits by interns will recall that the Second Circuit, in a major decision issued in early July, held that the “primary beneficiary” test should govern whether interns were properly classified as such or should have been treated as full-fledged employees. [read post]
2 Jul 2018, 7:44 am
By: Robert S. [read post]
2 Jul 2018, 7:44 am
By: Robert S. [read post]
3 May 2017, 10:48 am
Whitman and Howard M. [read post]
