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Minimum Wage Increase in New York For 2019
By Leeds Brown Law | 
January 4, 2019Are You Entitled To The New Rise In New York’s Minimum Wage? Making minimum wage? You may be entitled to a raise. As of December 31, 2018, minimum wage rates have increased throughout the state of New York. It is crucial to know whether you are entitled to the new...
Minimum Wage Increase in New York For 2019
By Leeds Brown Law | January 4, 2019Are You Entitled To The New Rise In New York’s Minimum Wage? Making minimum wage? You may be entitled to a raise. As of December 31, 2018, minimum wage rates have increased throughout the state of New York. It is crucial to know whether you are entitled to the new...
Discriminated At Work Because Of Your Age?
By Leeds Brown Law | December 17, 2018Under Federal, New York State, and New York City law, an employer is prohibited from subjecting an employee to certain adverse/negative employment actions due to that employee’s age. These adverse/negative employment actions can include termination, suspension, layoffs, pay decreases, and other conditions of an individual’s employment. Federal, New York State,...
Sexually Harassed at the Office Holiday Party?
By Leeds Brown Law | December 13, 2018While sexual harassment that takes place at work may clearly be deemed improper, it is important to be aware that behavior such as unwanted physical touching, sexual solicitations or requests, or inappropriate comments may be in violation of the law even if they do not take place in the workplace....
Suing Your Employer For Unpaid Wages? Here’s What You Should Know
By Leeds Brown Law | December 6, 2018Protect Your Earned Wages and Tips What Should I Do if I Think I Am Not Being Paid Properly? You may want to consider immediately keeping a journal or other record of the time you start and end work every day and how much you were paid. It’s a good...
4 Ways Your Employer Might Be Withholding Your Hard-Earned Tips
By Leeds Brown Law | November 24, 2018Is Your Employer Withholding Your Hard-Earned Tips? Tipped employees are entitled to certain protections under New York Labor Laws and New York Department of Labor Regulations against stolen tips. Employers who regularly do not distribute tips, retain tips, or fail to provide proper notice of tip polices may be in...
