Hotel Henry employees sue for wage theft, hostile work environment
and last updated 2021-01-15 12:38:12-05
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) â Five current and former employees are suing the Hotel Henry Urban Resort and Conference Center for a number of counts of wage theft.
They believe hotel managers withheld in excess of $800,000 via unpaid or misdistributed gratuities, improper wages, and unpaid commissions.
One of the complainants, Gabriel Burgos Nieves, recorded a phone conversation that he says was with an owner in June of 2020 where someone can be heard asking Burgos Nieves, who was laid off at the time, to come in for a volunteer shift.
, which would “establish[] rules and regulations for Sick Leave as set forth by . . . the [NYLL]” if and when adopted. While the Department has yet to formally publish notice of the Proposed Regulations in the New York Administrative Register and commence the comment period, here are the highlights from the Proposed Regulations posted on the NYDOL website.
Documentation: Unlike the NYSPSL law and non-binding administrative guidance, the Proposed Regulations contain provisions on an employer’s ability to “require medical or other verification in connection with sick leave.”
Length of Absence Required: Specifically, such verification may
not be requested for PSL use that is less than three consecutive previously scheduled workdays or shifts. Said another way, the verification can