October 31, 2018
Blog
Comments
An Applebee’s franchise will pay $100,000 to a former hostess who identifies as transgender for harassment and gender discrimination, following a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
October 24, 2018
Blog
Comments
Rosebud Restaurants will pay $160,000 to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
October 18, 2018
Media
Comments
Louis Pechman was interviewed by CGTN America regarding tipping policies in New York City.
October 16, 2018
Media
Comments
Law 360 reported on a lawsuit filed by Pechman Law Group PLLC against Jahn's Ice Cream Parlor.
October 15, 2018
Blog
Comments
The U.S. Department of Labor recovered over $2.5 million in back wages for thousands of disaster recovery employees involved in Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts, following a series of investigations which revealed that both Lovin Contracting Co. Inc. and Coastal Staffing Services paid immigrant workers far below the required wages.
October 11, 2018
Media
Comments
Law 360 reported on arguments made before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Mei Xing Yu v.Hasaki Restaurant, Inc.
October 9, 2018
Blog
Comments
Ninth Circuit Court rules employers are not entitled to the tip credit when employees are engaged in non-tip related work for more than twenty percent of the workweek.
October 8, 2018
Media
Comments
Pechman Law Group filed an age discrimination lawsuit on behalf of an executive at Landor, a consulting and design firm owned by WPP.
October 3, 2018
Blog
Comments
On October 10, 2018, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals will address the issue of whether an accepted Rule 68 offer of judgment in a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) case is subject to judicial review.