Employment Law Firm Services
- Advising on compliance with state and federal employment laws and regulations relating to discrimination, harassment and retaliation, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA).
- Counseling on attendance, leave and accommodation issues, including development and application of policies pertaining to the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), state/local leave laws and workers’ compensation laws.
- Providing guidance on federal, state, and local wage and hour issues such as overtime, DOL audits and regulations, intern rules, independent contractor agreements, commission schedules and FLSA regulations.
- Developing and implementing federally mandated policies, including Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity policies.
Halpern & Scrom provides the employment law services you need to maintain a safe and compliant environment. To learn more about our employment law firm services, click on the topic you want to learn more about from the selection below:
New York Executive Order to Ban Transgender Discrimination
Oct 26, 2015
New York Governor Cuomo has announced his intentions last week to sign an executive order that would ban transgender discrimination. Governor...
New York City Mass Transit Benefits Law
Oct 26, 2015
On October 10, 2014, NYC Mayor De Blasio enacted Local Law 2014/053, more commonly known as the NYC Mass Transit Benefits Law. The law takes effect...
New York Meal and Break Laws
Oct 26, 2015
Many American workers and employers are so accustomed to breaks during a work shift that they do not know when or whether a break is actually...
New York Raising Fast Food Minimum Wage to $15 Per Hour
Oct 26, 2015
In May, Governor Cuomo ordered the State Labor Commissioner to create a Wage Board panel to investigate whether the wages paid in the fast food...
New Jersey’s Minimum Wage Unchanged for 2016
Oct 26, 2015
New Jersey’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DOL) announced in late September that there would be no minimum wage increase in the...
Offsetting Rising Minimum Wage Costs for Restaurants
Sep 16, 2015
As states and municipalities across the nation continue to increase minimum wages, restaurants are placed in a uniquely difficult position. Most...
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