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Am I An Employee

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers from discriminating against employees based on, among other reasons, the employee's race, religion, national origin, and sex.

Vaccines

With many states declaring flu epidemics and with the spread of other communicable diseases, many employers, particularly in the health care industry, are requiring employees to receive vaccinations.

Snow Days

Long Island is prone to Nor'Easters and other significant snow and weather events. A popular question is whether employers must pay their employees when the business closes due to snow or other inclement weather. Today's Long Island employment law blog discusses pay issues related to weather emergencies.

FMLA Retaliation Standard Relaxed

The Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) is a federal law which allows eligible employees to take a leave of absence from work for several reasons such as when dealing with a serious health condition of the employee or their family.

Arbitrating Employment Wage Cases

Many employers include an arbitration clause in their employment contracts. An employee who signs this contract, gives up his or her right to sue in court over any job-related issues that may arise such as claims for wrongful termination, minimum wage payment violations, and overtime pay violations. Today's employment law blog discusses recent developments about the applicability of arbitration clauses to claims of unpaid wages and overtime in New York.

New York Class Action Lawsuits

In employment law, discrimination and unpaid wage and overtime cases are sometimes brought as class actions. Class actions allow one or more employees to represent a larger group of employees who have been harmed in a similar way as the “class representatives.” By bringing a case as a class action, the court can hear the dispute in a more efficient way than hearing perhaps hundreds of individual employees' cases. Today's Long Island employment law blog explores an unsettled question about settling cases involving class actions.

Do I Have to Pay Interns?

Employers often wonder whether they have to pay their interns. This is a question courts have also grappled with over the past few years. Today's Long Island employment law blog explores the question of whether interns are employees, requiring that employers pay them at least minimum wage.

How Estate Planning Can Help Your Loved Ones Thrive Through A Crisis

An advance healthcare directive (or ‘living will’) is one of the documents included in any complete estate plan. It is addressed to medical professionals, appointing someone to speak for you when you are unable to communicate. The instructions detailed in an advance healthcare directive ensure that your wishes are carried out in the aftermath of a serious car accident, a stroke or when dealing with dementia. This article explains some basic information that you need to know when creating an advance healthcare directive. -- Attorney Elizabeth Botsford LLM Tax (Hons) is a mobile estate planning attorney in the Greater Los Angeles area, visiting homes, offices and hospital beds. Please visit busywills.com to learn more about Busy Wills, Inc.’s fixed fee estate planning packages.

Stay-at-Home Massachusetts Dads Deserve Alimony Too!

Men should seek alimony for the same reasons women in Massachusetts do.

6 Tips For Creating a Co-Parenting Agreement That Works For Everyone After a Massachusetts Divorce

Parenting time dividing tips that will keep you, your ex, and the kids happy after a divorce.

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