NEWS & EVENTS

A New York state appeals court has rekindled a suit accusing the Yankee Stadium’s premium catering company of failing to pass tips along to waiters, ruling that the plaintiffs’ state labor claim was not preempted by federal law.

A bill that would empower local New York governments to raise their minimum wages without state approval could narrow a cost-of-living chasm between downstate and upstate, experts said Wednesday, but so me warned of unintended consequences including higher compliance costs and potentially confusing layers of oversight.

Royal Health Care of Long Island LLC has agreed to pay $1.94 million to settle a class action claiming it violated federal and state labor laws by shorting some employees on overtime pay, according to a motion for settlement approval filed in New York federal court Wednesday.

A class-action lawsuit says that the fancy upper West Side restaurant is ripping off its tip workers.

A New York federal judge on Thursday granted conditional certification in a collective action accusing the New York Yankees Partnership and a catering company co-owned by the Yankees of failing to pay the caterer’s waitstaff minimum wage, tips and other compensation.

A New York federal judge granted collective action certification Thursday in a lawsuit accusing Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. of misclassifying workers as overtime-exempt executives, rejecting Chipotle’s argument that the plaintiffs couldn’t identify an illegal policy or plan with classwide impact.

A New York federal judge on Thursday denied a bid by celebrity chef Daniel Boulud to escape a claim alleging tipped restaurant employees are being underpaid for performing nontipped tasks, finding the issues were “too complicated” to be resolved early in the litigation.

Future Raises Could Be Sticking Point In NY Wage Fight

As 2013 kicks off, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman will continue to aggressively target big business under New York’s unique anti-fraud and false claims laws, experts say, with his cases against JPMorgan Chase Bank NA and Sprint Nextel Corp. just two of the bigger cases expected to play out.

The future of proposals to raise New York’s minimum wage, expand natural gas drilling and ramp up casino gambling will be clouded in 2013 by worries about a budget that could take a hit from  costs including those associated with Superstorm Sandy.