Jonathan Sokolowsii at Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Proposed New York City Bill Would Ban Credit Checks from Hiring Process

On April 11, 2013, the New York City Council’s Committee on Civil Rights debated a proposed bill that would ban employers from using credit checks to evaluate prospective employees. The proposed bill, called the Stop Credit...more

4/29/2013 - Credit Checks Discrimination Hiring & Firing Proposed Legislation

Second Circuit Rules that the FLSA Does Not Apply to Claims for Gap-Time Pay

In Lundy v. Catholic Health System of Long Island Inc., No. 12-1453 (2d Cir. Mar. 1, 2013), the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, resolving what had previously been an unsettled issue in the Circuit, held that the Fair Labor...more

3/22/2013 - FLSA Gap Time Minimum Wage Over-Time Pleading Standards Wage and Hour

New York Appeals Court Applies Liberal Standard in Reinstating a Sex Bias Claim Under the City Human Rights Law

In a recent decision from the Appellate Division, First Department, a unanimous panel reinstated claims asserted by three plaintiffs under the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”). The plaintiffs in Hernandez, et al. v....more

2/14/2013 - Hostile Environment Human Rights Local Civil Rights Restoration Act NYCHRL NYSHRL Sex Discrimination Standard of Review

New Jersey Department of Labor Proposes Rules Regarding Recently Enacted Gender Equity Poster Law

On January 7, 2013, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (“the Department”) published proposed rules to implement a bill that Governor Chris Christie signed into law in September 2012 which requires...more

1/15/2013 - DOL Gender Pay Equity Gender-Based Pay Discrimination Notice Requirements

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