by Ralph Somma | Jun 18, 2015 | The Legal Workplace Grind
An employee suing for unpaid wages or overtime has the burden to prove his case. For instance, an employee claiming he was not paid overtime wages must produce evidence showing he worked more than 40 hours a week and was not paid for all the overtime hours worked (at...
by Ralph Somma | Jun 9, 2015 | The Legal Workplace Grind
In the March 12, 2015 edition of The Legal Workplace Grind, we discussed oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission vs. Abercrombie & Fitch. While we correctly predicted the High Court would rule in favor of...
by Ralph Somma | May 27, 2015 | The Legal Workplace Grind
It’s been a long day and your feet are killing you. You make your way down the steamy subway platform and are fortunate to score a seat on the southbound A train out of Penn Station. Next stop – 14th Street where you see a very pregnant strap-hanger swept on board...
by Ralph Somma | May 5, 2015 | The Legal Workplace Grind
“Revenge is a dish best served cold.” So says the notorious Khan Noonien Singh (played by Ricardo Montalban) as he reminds Captain Kirk of this ancient Klingon Proverb in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. While Klingons are the undisputed galactic bad-asses of Star...
by Ralph Somma | Mar 26, 2015 | The Legal Workplace Grind
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), enacted in 1978, made it clear that discrimination in employment based on pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions violates the prohibition on sex discrimination found in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964....
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