Enforcing Federal Wage Claims for Low-Income Workers

Thursday April 08
2010

  • By: The Legal Aid Society
  • Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    Shearman & Sterling LLP
    599 Lexington Avenue
    New York, NY
  • Contact:
    Rosemary Hare-Bey
  • Source: New York

Enforcing Federal Wage Claims for Low-Income Workers
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Hosted by Shearman & Sterling LLP
599 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022

Learn how to pursue unpaid wage, minimum wage, and overtime pay claims for low wage workers under the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act and New York State Labor Law. This session will give an overview of the claims available under Federal and State law; discuss special issues such as protecting immigrant workers in wage and hour litigation and pursuing claims under a joint employment theory; and train participants to bring and conduct litigation for low wage workers seeking redress for unpaid or underpaid wages.

Faculty Chairs: Richard Blum, Esq., Hollis Pfitsch, Esq., and Amy Hong, Esq., Civil Practice

CLE Credit: 2 credits total: 1 hour of professional practice/practice management, .5 skills and .5 hour ethics. This program provides transitional credit for newly admitted attorneys.

  • CLE Credit Comments: CLE Credit: 2 credits total: 1 hour of professional practice/practice management, .5 skills and .5 hour ethics. This program provides transitional credit for newly admitted attorneys.
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