We are pleased to announce that Rimon attorneys, Brian Powers, Ken Silverman, Ronald Friedman, Haley Trust, and Courtney Roman have been asked to serve as counsel to the Committee in the Publishers Clearing House bankruptcy proceedings. Publishers Clearing House, a renowned sweepstakes company, filed for bankruptcy protection in New York last month. Publishers Clearing House…

Payroll deductions are governed by both state and federal law and generally fall under one of two categories: Deductions authorized by law or Deductions which are both voluntary authorized by the employee and for the employee’s benefit. Legally authorized deductions are mandatory deductions that employers must withhold from employees’ wages. These deductions include: Federal income…

On November 16, 2024, the Clean Slate Act (the “Act”) takes effect. Generally, the Act prohibits New York State employers form inquiring about or discriminating against individuals based on sealed conviction records. The Act provides for the automatic sealing of certain criminal convictions after an individual has satisfied their sentence and the required period of…

On April 17, 2024, the U.S Supreme Court held in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis Missouri, et. al., that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits employers from discriminating in decisions, such as job transfers, even if the transfer doesn’t cause significant harm or “significant employment disadvantage.” Jatonya Clayborn Muldrow claimed her employer,…

On April 11, 2024, the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) announced that it has concluded its review and has approved the Department of Labor’s (DOL) proposed new overtime rule increasing the minimum weekly salary for exempt employees. The DOL’s proposed overtime regulation extends overtime protections to 3.6 million salaried workers who…

In June 2023, the state legislature passed a bill calling for a broad prohibition on non-competes. However, on December 22, 2023, Governor Hochul vetoed the bill. The bill would have banned all non-competes and was the subject of much scrutiny and resistance. For a bill to become law in New York, it must first be passed…

New York’s Paid Family Leave Act (NYPFL) provides paid leave benefits to employees who need to take a leave of employment due to family issues. Employees are eligible if they worked for a private employer in New York State (NYS) and regularly worked 20 hours or more per week for 26 consecutive weeks or regularly worked…

Long Island, NY – Rimon PC is pleased to announce its combination with Long Island, New York-based, full-service business law firm SilvermanAcampora and its wide-ranging practice groups which include real estate, litigation, business law, corporate restructuring, bankruptcy and creditors rights, labor, and employment law. The combination, which is Rimon’s largest integration in history, will deepen…