Famous Chefs Face Expensive Employment Law Claims Sometimes the reality show doesn’t tell all. According to sources, famous chefs Mario Batali and Paula Deen are both facing Employment Law related lawsuits arising out of conduct within their famous restaurants. Batali Settles Tip Suit Batali has allegedly recently agreed to a $5.25 million settlement stemming from a suit brought [...]
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Florida Workers Fired For Wearing Orange
6 support-staff employees discharged from a Florida law firm for wearing orange have retained a lawyer and may pursue legal action against their former employer, who allegedly would not allow workers to speak to each other over their cubicle walls, according to Yahoo News. Attorney Donna Ballman now represents 6 of the 14 terminated and says [...]
Practice Area Spotlight: Labor & Employment
Labor and Employment law hasn’t always been as favorable to workers, nor has it even required reasonable working conditions. In fact, if you my post on Lochner v. New York, details the Supreme Court’s take, at the time, that people could work as hard and as long as they “wanted to.” In other words, freedom of [...]
Lochner v. New York 198 U.S. 45 (1905) This case, affectionately referred to as Lochner, or used in jest when describing someone as “lochnering around,” refers to a case involving various workers in the bread and pastry baking industry in New York at the turn of the century. The New York law limited the number [...]
Companies trying to save money will sometimes hire people as independent contractors. But what happens when those that are hired as independent contractors injure someone else? Generally, the person who employs an independent contractor is not liable for the damages caused by the contractor, but there are some exceptions to this rule. First, the court [...]
