Attorney Jeffrey E Goldman's Legal Cases

Employment and labor

Edward Thornton v The New York City Board/Department of Education

Feb 09, 2015

OUTCOME: Appeal Sustained

The City and DOE were sued on behalf of a vendor. The vendor took pictures of students to sell to parents and for the yearbook. The vendor employed a photographer who plead guilty to endangering the ... welfare of a DOE child in 2007. In 2012 DOE found out that the photographer was still employed and in DOE school. The vendor was de facto debarred. The judge dismissed my article 78/1983 petition. The court of appeals ruled unanimously in my favor remanding the case in part to the DOE for a responsibility determination and in part to the judge for a determination of the 1983 case.

Employment and labor

Chowdhury et al. v. Le Marias Restaurant

Feb 03, 2015

OUTCOME: Motion for Class Action granted

The Judge rule in favor of allowing employees to recover tip credit under New York Labor Law (NYLCC). This issue has not been previously addressed under NYLL by a New York Supreme Court Judge.

Employment and labor

Morton's Restaurant Group, Inc. et al, v. Walker et al.

Mar 30, 2006

OUTCOME: Arbitration

"The Fair Standard Labor Act (1938) has major provisions impose certain requirements and prohibitions on every 'employer' subject to their terms. The employment by an 'employer' of an 'employee' is, t ... o the extent specified in the Act, made subject to minimum wage and overtime pay requirements and to prohibitions against the employment of oppressive child labor."------------------------------------ "In the absence of an agreement to the contrary between the recipient and a third party, a tip becomes the property of the person in recognition of whose service it is presented by the customer. Only tips actually received by an employee as money belonging to him which he may use as he chooses free of any control by the employer, may be counted in determining whether he is a 'tipped employee' within the meaning of the Act and in applying the provisions of section 3(m) which govern wage credits for tips."

Jeffrey E Goldman's Legal Cases (3)

Edward Thornton v The New York City Board/Department of Education

Chowdhury et al. v. Le Marias Restaurant

Morton's Restaurant Group, Inc. et al, v. Walker et al.