Kessler Matura P.C.

Kessler Matura P.C. has filed a class action lawsuit against Sienna Marketing & Consulting, Inc. d/b/a Creative Capital Solutions, alleging that the company misclassified its Associate Business Finance Loan Brokers (“Cold Callers”) as independent contractors and failed to pay them minimum wage and overtime. The Complaint alleges that Cold Callers work over 40 hours a week contacting as many businesses as possible to sell Creative Capital Solutions services. Although Creative Capital Solutions tightly controlled the work of our client and other Cold Callers, Creative Capital Solutions paid them as independent contractors. Through the lawsuit, on behalf of Cold Callers, we are seeking unpaid minimum wages, overtime wages, liquidated damages and other damages as a result of Creative Capital Solution’s violation of the New York Labor Law and Fair Labor Standard Act. For more information on the case: https://bit.ly/ColdCallKM

Kessler Matura P.C.’s class and collective action settlement with sip-and-paint chain for late-paid wages and withheld tips was recently approved by a federal court. Notice of the settlement is now being circulated to the affected workers.  For more information on earning tips, visit https://bit.ly/tipsKM.  #employmentlaw #wagetheft #employeerights #workplacerights #workersrights Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

SmartTalent, LLC, a temporary staffing agency, will pay $875,000 and provide other relief to settle a EEOC sex discrimination lawsuit. The EEOC charged that SmartTalent discriminated against women in hiring and job assignments since at least 2015. When the staffing agency received requests for male workers from some clients, the EEOC found that SmartTalent complied with those discriminatory requests instead of rejecting them as unlawful. The company denied female workers job placement opportunities and dissuaded some of its own recruiters who voiced concerns about such discrimination. For more on #genderdiscrimination in the workplace, visit https://bit.ly/gendiskm #employmentlaw #employmentdiscrimination #employeerights #workplacerights #workersrights

Tactics some employers use to hide overtime While most workers in New York are entitled to time and a half for any time worked above 40 hours in a week, employers can be creative about “hiding” overtime and underpaying. Some of the tactics they use are misclassification, asking an employee to clock out but keep working, start working before clocking in, rounding down clock-in and clock-out times, automatically deducting for breaks that were never given or simply erasing hours from records, or shifting an employee’s overtime hours to the next pay period and then scheduling them to work less. If you have been denied #overtimepay that you’ve earned, contact Kessler Matura at 1-888-831-8615 #employmentlaw #wagesandsalaries #wageandhour #wages #employeerights #workersrights #employees

It has been 34 years since the signing of the Americans With Disabilities Act. The ADA provides equal access to government services, schools, buildings, private employers and commercial facilities. According to the CDC, one in four adults in the U.S. report having a disability. A disability is defined as a physical condition or mental impairment that increases the difficulty for the person with that condition to do certain activities and interact with the world around them. There are several types of disabilities that could affect a person's vision, movement, memory, learning, communication, hearing, mental health or social relationships. Are you receiving all your workplace disability rights, visit https://bit.ly/KMddiscrim to learn more. #disabilitydiscrimination #inclusiveworkplace #workplacediscrimination #employmentdiscrimination #employmentlaw #employeerights #workplacerights

New York State has paid over $2 billion in bonuses to more than 800,000 health care workers through the Health Care Worker Bonus Program. The program was launched by Governor Hochul in 2022 and provided bonuses of up to $3,000 for eligible #healthcareworkers across New York. The program issued payments to workers who provide hands-on and patient-facing health care services. Workers receiving payments through this program must have an annualized base salary (excluding any bonuses or overtime pay) of $125,000 or less and can be full-time or part-time. Bonuses payments were determined by specific "vesting periods," or the number of hours worked during a consecutive six-month period between October 1, 2021, through March 31, 2024. Qualified #employees received up to a maximum of $3,000 in total bonus payments over two vesting periods. For more information, contact Kessler Matura at 1-888-831-8615. #healthcareprofessionals #wagesandsalaries #employmentlaw #employeerights

Kessler Matura is pleased to announce Garrett Kaske's promotion to partner! Garrett’s dedication to worker’s rights has resulted in numerous successful results for our hardworking clients. He is a great asset to the firm. Congratulations Garrett! #employmentlaw #nyemploymentlaw #nylawyers #longislandlawyers #employmentlawyer Garrett Kaske

Will you be paid if you miss work due to a weather event? The FLSA requires employers to pay exempt #employees their regular salary for any shutdown that lasts less than a week. Under the FLSA, employers generally are not required to pay non-exempt employees for any days that the employee does not perform any actual work. However, non-exempt employees in New York must be paid for four hours or the number of hours of their scheduled shifts, whichever is less, for any workday the employer was closed because of flooding, lack of power, or the like. For more information, contact Kessler Matura at 1-888-831-8615. #employeerights #workplacerights #workersrights #employmentlaw

Kessler Matura P.C. has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of tip-earning employees working for the famed 230 Fifth Rooftop Bar at any time since October 2018. The complaint alleges that 230 Fifth's tip-earning employees were not paid all their earned wages and were paid late. For more information on this case or your workplace rights, contact Kessler Matura at 534 Broadhollow Road, Suite 275, Melville, NY 11747, info@kesslermatura.com, 631-499-9100. Attorney Advertisement. #wagesandsalaries #employeerights #restaurantemployees #wageandhour #employmentlaw #unpaidwages #restaurants

What is a returnship and how can it help me reenter the workforce? A #returnship is essentially a professional internship designed for experienced individuals who have taken a career break. It’s a structured program providing opportunities that last a few months to refresh your skills, learn new technologies, and reconnect with the professional world. For more on #workplace laws, visit https://bit.ly/KessMat #returntowork #nycjobs #nysjobs #longislandjobs #employmentlaw