Judge Strikes Down Political Sign Ordinance
The New York Law Journal reports that Southern District Judge Kenneth Karas, ruling in Marin v. Town of Southeast, 14-cv-2094, blocked the Town of Southeast from enforcing a 2014 ordinance that treated political signs as different from other types of signs. Karas ruled in favor of Carla Marin, a Carmel lawyer and Putnam County Republican Committee member, who was charged in 2011 under an old version of the law for posting a "temporary political sign on her property more than
Elite Travel Employee not paid nearly 400 hours of overtime; awarded time and a half and liquidated
The action was brought pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 201 and New York Labor Law (implementing its regulations), alleging that the defendants wrongfully withheld overtime pay. In 2002, Plaintiff began working as an advertising salesperson for Elite Travel, a magazine owned by defendants. Her base salary was $75,000 plus commissions and bonuses. Her duties included travel to trade shows, conferences, and other functions. She recorded her hours on weekly
