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Hospitality Industry Wage Order - Minimum Wage Increasing Effective December 31, 2017

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Hospitality Industry Wage Order - Minimum Wage Increasing Effective December 31, 2017

Minimum wages for hospitality industry employees are in the middle of a substantial statewide increase. Minimum Wage In New York City, the minimum wage for hospitality employees (excluding fast food), will be increased to $13 at end of 2017 and $15 at end of 2018 for employers with more than

What to Do if You Believe You Have Been Harassed at Work

What to Do if You Believe You Have Been Harassed at Work

What to Do if You Believe You Have Been Harassed at Work

New York Times Sexual Harassment News Feed

New York Times Sexual Harassment News Feed

For updated news about workplace sexual harassment, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times, see: https://www.nytimes.com/topic/subject/sexual-harassment About Hospitality Matters Law Blog The DD&M Hospitality Matters Law Blog examines topics and developments of interest to food and beverage groups

Predictable Schedules and Predictable Paychecks

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Predictable Schedules and Predictable Paychecks

Predictable schedules and predictable paychecks are now a right, not a privilege, in these low-wage industries Mayor de Blasio, Speaker Mark-Viverito Announce That New York City Is The Largest City To End Abusive Scheduling Practices In The Fast Food And Retail Industries. Posted: May 30, 2017 http://www1.nyc.gov/

Restaurants Adopt Service-Included Systems

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Restaurants Adopt Service-Included Systems

restaurants are moving to a service-included system (also called gratuity-free or no-tipping) to both better protect themselves from employee wage and hour claims and adjust their business model

A long-held standard for determining the “joint-employer” status of franchisors and franchisees is under attack.

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A long-held standard for determining the “joint-employer” status of franchisors and franchisees is under attack.

> A controversial National Labor Relations Board decision in August 2015 held that two companies could be considered Joint Employers through indirect and potential control of employees. The split 3-2 decision reverses nearly 30 years of labor law, which held that an employer needed to have actual or direct control