Category: Unpaid Overtime
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Hostile workplace claims not limited to because of sex
A sex-neutral incident or incidents may support a hostile workplace suit even under a higher severe or pervasive federal standard. Sex-based disparate treatment is also unlawful. Females compensated with unequal pay less than males, excluded from social events such as professional hockey games, denied work from home and vacation requests, might be gender-discriminated. Even a…
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New York Employment Lawyers Review Settlement Terms. FLSA cases Require Court Approval. Employees, Employers, and their Counsel Decide the Terms.
Settlement Terms and Agreements are generally drafted by employment lawyers, not courts. The Second Circuit admits that many overtime cases are less than $20,000 despite federal law which requires federal judges to conduct fairness reviews to compare the amount of attorneys’ fees being paid versus how much clients receive. Federal courts in the Second Circuit…