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February 12, 2022 by mjpospis

Court Rejects Challenge to Fast Food “Wrongful Discharge Law”

In Restaurant Law Center & NYS Restaurant Association et al v. City of New York, 21-cv-4801, 2022 WL 409190 (S.D.N.Y. February 10, 2022), the court rejected a challenge, mounted by plaintiffs, to a 2021 amendment to New York City’s Fair Workweek Law. In 2017, NYC enacted the Fair Workweek Law (N.Y.C. Admin. Code §§ 20-1201…

Age Discrimination (Failure-to-Hire) Claim Dismissed

In Diresta v. Biz2Credit Inc. et al, 21-cv-208, 2021 WL 6052104 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 20, 2021), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s claim of age discrimination asserted under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967. From the decision: The Amended Complaint does not allege facts that either provide “minimal support for the proposition that the…