Category: Article

PwC’s Preference for Millennials Costs them an $11.6M Age Discrimination Settlement
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), a multinational audit, consulting, and tax services firm, has agreed to pay $11.6 million to settle a lawsuit that claimed its recruitment practices

Long Island Smashburger Sued by EEOC for Race Discrimination
Smashburger, a popular nation-wide burger chain, has been sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for violating federal law by subjecting a black

‘You cannot be coughing here’: Employers grapple with virus in the workplace
Louis Pechman was featured in an article by Crain’s New York Business that discusses the new dynamic of illness in the workplace as a result

Laid-off Eatery Workers Face Health-Insurance Crisis amid Coronavirus
Louis Pechman was quoted by the New York Post about the health-insurance issues faced by New York restaurant workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The article focuses

Undocumented Workers Deserve Unemployment Benefits
In this time of economic uncertainty, the undocumented immigrant community has been overlooked and forgotten by the government. Undocumented workers are the unrecognized backbone of

Resources for Undocumented Workers in NY During the Coronavirus Crisis
As COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, impacts all aspects of our lives and as businesses close in response to Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order, many undocumented workers

10 Things Employees Should Know About Their Rights During the Coronavirus Crisis
Now that COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, is impacting all aspects of our lives, we are here to answer some frequent questions employees have about their

Rights of Undocumented Workers in Wage Theft Cases
Louis Pechman and Laura Rodriguez wrote an article “Rights of Undocumented Workers in Wage Theft Cases,” which was featured in the New York Law Journal.

McDonald’s Hit with Sexual Harassment Class Action Lawsuit
McDonald’s has been hit with a sexual harassment class action lawsuit, by a former employee who claimed a manager continuously harassed her and trapped her

Delivery Drivers for Amazon Win $153K in Unpaid Overtime Wages
After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor, a Texas company has paid $153,755 in back wages to 289 delivery drivers to resolve violations