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Practicising Law Institute Program on Employment Discrimination Law & Litigation — June 22, 2015
Lou Pechman will speak at the Praticising Law Institute’s program on Employment Discrimination Law & Litigation on June 22, 2015. Lou will participate on the
National Waiters and Waitresses Day
Today is National Waiters and Waitresses Day. To commemorate, check out this blog post about the top ten violations in the restaurant industry by Louis Pechman
“The Price of Nails”
The New York Times released an in depth report about the pay violations and discrimination endured by manicurists and other nail salon workers at the
U.S. Department of Labor Recovers $1.42 Million For Overtime and Misclassification Violations by New York Construction Contractors
$1.42 million in back wages and liquidated damages will be paid to over 300 employees of four New York City plumbing and heating contractor companies.
Hooters Waitresses Hot Over Uniform Costs, Sue
Louis Pechman filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of waitresses at Hooters of Long Island for unlawful tip appropriations and other labor law violations.
Chickie’s & Pete’s servers finally getting improperly taken tips
Louis Pechman was lead counsel for private plaintiffs in a record $8.5 million settlement with Chickie’s & Pete’s. The settlement was reported in the Philadelphia
New York Department of Labor’s impending issuance of a new Wage Order for the restaurant industry
The Wall Street Journal quoted Louis Pechman in its September 24, 2010 article about the New York Department of Labor’s impending issuance of a new
Employment law issues implicated by David Letterman’s office romance with a staffer.
Louis Pechman was quoted in the New York Post on October 8, 2009 regarding employment law issues implicated by David Letterman’s office romance with a
Another Reason To Scrap The NBA’s Age Rule: It’s Probably Illegal
On June 9, 2009, Deadspin called Louis Pechman’s blog about the NBA’s Age Limit “another sensible argument against the NBA’s minimum-age rule.” Click here to
NLRB’s New Election Rules Have Gone Into Effect
The National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) Final Rule governing representation case procedures adopted in December 2014 took effect on April 14, 2015. The Final Rule