A lawsuit filed by three former New York firefighters against a Fulton County city over a wage and hour dispute has been settled. According to local media reports, the City of Gloversville will pay the three men $110,000 to compensate them for unpaid overtime. On Nov....
Wages & Hours
Recent Successes Beating Wage Theft Bullies Who Didn’t Honor Wage And Hour Laws
I'm honored and gratified to report that Darren Rumack, our managing Wage & Hours partner, has had some stunning successes recently. We love winning on behalf of our clients, especially when we are correcting injustices and holding irresponsible employers...
$15 minimum wage becomes a reality for 1M New Yorkers
In December, New York City implemented a minimum wage increase that affects more than a million workers, including all fast food workers and more than 25,000 airport employees. The city's minimum wage for these workers increased by $2 per hour to $15 per hour, joining...
Recent Wage Theft Successes!
I am pleased to report some of our recent successes in protecting New York's working men and women from unscrupulous employers who try to rob them, or intimidate them, of their legal wages and workplace rights:Cynthia Esteves worked at a restaurant in Brooklyn. A...
Partner Darren Rumack On NY’s Proposed Minimum Wage Change
Everyone knows that tipping is customary at a bar or restaurant - but did you know that workers at nail salons and car washes also rely on customers' tips to earn a living wage? Many employees in the service industry earn less than New York's $13/hour minimum from...
RECENT WAGE & HOUR SUCCESSES
We have a zero-tolerance approach to employers who refuse to pay the legal minimum wage, or who don't pay proper overtime wages, or who bully or take advantage in any way of New York's working men and women when it comes to wages, overtime, tipped wage credits for...
RECENT WAGE THEFT SUCCESSES
A working man or woman in New York who puts in an honest day's work expects and deserves an honest--and legal--day's pay. It's unforgiveable when employers fail--or outright refuse--to pay at least the legal minimum wage, or overtime, or who abuse break time and...
HARD HATS, CONSTRUCTION, DEMOLITION & SCAFFOLD WORKERS DESERVE BETTER
As this New York Post article will show, construction, demolition, and scaffold workers continue to be forced to work in unsafe conditions for illegally low wages. New York's men and women in construction risk their lives and health on behalf of the city's...
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEYS 10 BEST
I am very gratified to announce that I and my firm have been named as a "10 BEST LAW FIRM" by the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys for 2017 - 2018. This is quite an honor!The plaque honoring us states that the award is for "Exceptional and Outstanding...
WAGE THEFT SUCCESS STORY
Darren Rumack, our Partner in charge of fighting wage theft, unpaid overtime, and unpaid wages cases, has scored another success!Carlos, our client, worked as a porter and maintenance worker in several buildings throughout the city. His employer was a large property...