Football headlines in recent weeks have been dominated by reports if Luis Suarez, striker for Liverpool and Uruguay will be moving from Anfield this summer, with Arsenal reportedly being a likely destination for the forward. This after Arsenal made a cheeky bid of £40M and 1 pound to trigger the supposed £40M release clause in […]
Judge William H. Pauley of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of NY, ruled that unpaid interns who worked on the Grammy award winning movie “Black Swan” are employees entitled to the wage-hour protections of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the New York Labor Law (NYLL). Ruling for interns Eric Glatt […]
The 2nd Circuit in Irizarry v. Catsimatidis, Docket No. 11-4035-cv. (July 9, 2013) held that the CEO of NYC Grocery Chain Gristedis was personally liable for wage theft and not paying his employees overtime pay. The case arose out of a prior Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) class action lawsuit in the Southern District of New […]
Ever wondered what a typical employment law case costs to litigate? Alot of attorney hours are after all spent on reviewing the case, drafting pleadings and motions to file in court, depositions, interviewing the client and so on. A recent survey conducted by the EEOC and Jury Verdict Research gives us an idea of just […]
On May 16, 2013, Governor Martin O’Malley signed the Civil Rights Tax Relief Act (CTRA) into law, exempting non-economic damages from Maryland state income taxes. This is good for employees who have been unjustly terminated, as it results in a greater percentage of the award being distributed tax free to the discharged employee. In Maryland, […]
Clients are frequently surprised when I inform them that in civil actions, unlike a criminal case, you are not automatically entitled to a jury. In a civil matter, such as in an employment law discrimination case or in a wage and hour case, the Plaintiff/employee has to fight to get a jury trial. Only after […]
In a case from the Easter District of Virginia, the Court held that gender stereotypes or comments from supervisors that a fellow employee was “not man enough” or “looked just like a women” and that he was effeminate in his behavior is a violation of Title VII and that such frequent comments also created a […]
The Equal Pay Act is a federal statute, as part of the larger Fair Labour Standards Act (FLSA). Its primary principle is that both men and women are to be paid the same and equal wage, when both the man and women are performing the same job duties or functions. This after all makes sense, […]
As news of the suspects involved in the Boston bombings continues to unfold, it is likely only a matter of time before American Muslims and others with Arab or Middle Eastern like features, including Sikh Americans, members of the distinct faith of Sikhism, will experience increased harassment, discrimination and retaliation in the workplace because of their […]
Generally an employee has 180 days (300 days if there is a corresponding state agency enforcing the same Title VII rights) from the date of discriminatory or retaliatory act to file a claim with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleging discrimination under Title VII. The 300 day deadline also applies when an employee has been terminated, […]
My name is A.J. Dhali, and I am the principal attorney at Dhali P.C.. After receiving my Bachelor of Arts degree from California State University at Fresno, I graduated from New York Law School in 2001. I began my employment law career defending employers and insurance companies at Laughlin, Falbo, Levy and Moresi, LLP. Read More
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