This is the fifth and final entry in a series of articles on the employment protections that are now law as part of the Women’s Equality Agenda, a series of eight bills signed by Governor Cuomo on October 21, 2015.…

Earlier this week Federal District Judge Richard Berman vacated NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s arbitration award that upheld a suspension of New England Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady for four regular season games.  The NFL had suspended Brady due to his alleged…

Today the Department of Labor issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would extend overtime protections to an estimated 5 million white collar workers.  The proposed rulemaking affects the Department’s regulations concerning the Executive, Administrative, and Professional exemptions under the…

Welcome to the inaugural post of the Parkhurst Law Firm weblog! As you can see on my About page, I am a New York City Employment Lawyer representing workers.  I have been practicing law for 18 years.  16 1/2 of…