Matthew Weinick is a Long Island employment lawyer and a founding partner of the Long Island employment law firm of Famighetti & Weinick, PLLC. Today’s employment law blog highlights Matt’s work and experience in the field of employment law. Matt graduated cum laude from Hofstra Law School. While at Hofstra, Matt served as notes and…
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Are teachers in educational settings other than primary schools, secondary schools, or colleges entitled to receive minimum wage for out-of-classroom work and/or overtime pay when their classroom and out-of-classroom work exceed forty hours per week? New York’s highest federal court recently said “NO!” The following facts are taken from Fernandez v. Zoni Language Ctrs., Inc.…
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The New York State Human Rights Law and New York Corrections Law prohibit employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of the employee’s prior criminal conviction status. In August 2016, New York’s federal appellate court was faced with three questions arising from a criminal conviction discrimination case. The federal court asked New York’s highest…
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