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Carolyn D. Richmond

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New York, NY

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News

Cover Your Bases When Letting Staff Go
Pizza Today
March 1, 2013
What Sandy Taught Us
QSR Magazine
December 1, 2012
Pregnant Women Would Have Right to Demand Extra Bathroom Breaks and Other Accommodations Under Proposed City Law
New York Daily News
November 28, 2012
Restaurants Struggle to Help Employees
Crain's New York Business
November 9, 2012
Scope of Payroll Deductions Widens
Newsday
October 1, 2012
New York City Hospitality Alliance Celebrates Official Launch
Restaurant Management
September 29, 2012
Group Launches New Restaurant Association
Crain's New York Business
June 19, 2012
Felidia Lawyer Speaks Out on Tips Lawsuit
New York Magazine
May 30, 2012
Restaurant Law Update
Foodservice Radio
May 16, 2012
Ex-worker Pans Pizzeria
New York Post
March 19, 2012
Venable Finds Unique Marketing Opportunity at Annual Food Show
New York Law Journal
March 8, 2012
Optimizing Partnerships
Pizza Today
February 2012
Controversial Advocacy Group Takes Legal Aim at Darden
Orlando Sentinel
February 5, 2012
Simotas Holds Seminar On Labor Law For Local Business Leaders
The Queens Gazette
October 19, 2011
The Lawyer Who Ate New York
New York Post
September 26, 2011
Top Restaurants Face ADA Reviews
Crain's New York Business
September 19, 2011
Mercury Lounge Rocks Live Nation With Poaching Suit
Law 360
September 14, 2011
For Restaurants, More Lawsuits on the Menu
Crain's New York Business
May 8, 2011
Union Leaders Aren’t Giving Up on Your Crew
QSR
April 5, 2011
Gender Equality in Hotels and Restaurants
Hospitality Times
February 11, 2011
New Wage, Tip Rules Are on the Way for Restaurants
The Wall Street Journal
December 16, 2010
Tip Sheet: Tim and Nina Zagat’s Guide to Restaurant Class Actions
The AMLaw Daily
December 16, 2010
Featured Advisory Board Member – Carolyn Richmond
Center for Hospitality Research News
October 26, 2010
New Guidelines Posted for Restaurant Wages, Tips
The Wall Street Journal
October 16, 2010
Restaurants Rap State on Tipping Rules
The Wall Street Journal
September 24, 2010
Partnering With Employees
Human Resource Executive Online
February 23, 2010
Tip Pooling a Hot Topic in NYC
Nation's Restaurant News
October 30, 2009
N.Y. Operators Request Revisions to Wage Laws
Nation's Restaurant News
September 7, 2009
Carolyn D. Richmond of Fox Rothschild LLP Named One of Crain's New York Business's "Forty Under 40"
April 1, 2009
Eater Investigative Report: Getting to the Bottom of Mandatory Services Charges
http://eater.com
March 6, 2009
Tip-pooling policies rife with legal landmines
Franchise Times Magazine
February 2009
Le Cirque Hit With 'Cater Waiter' Lawsuit
New York Magazine
January 8, 2009
New York's top restaurants plagued by tip trouble
MSNBC.com
September 18, 2008
Another hotspot sued by workers over tips
crain's new york business.com
September 10, 2008
Judge OKs $3.9M settlement in Fireman wage and hour lawsuit
Nation's Restaurant News
June 30, 2008
Judge Approves Deal to Settle Suit Over Wage Violations
The New York Times
June 19, 2008
Restaurants learn dark side of social networking
Nation’s Restaurant News
May 26, 2008
Aggressive New Union Tactics Raise Concerns Among Operators
Nation's Restaurant News
April 14, 2008
Fox Rothschild Becomes Partner of Cornell Center for Hospitality Research
Cornell School of Hotel Administration
December 19, 2007
No-match reprieve could be short-lived
Fast Casual
November 19, 2007
Q&A with Fox Rothschild’s Carolyn D. Richmond
Employment Law360
October 30, 2007
Applebee’s wages fight over nontipped duties
Nation’s Restaurant News
October 22, 2007
Jury reaches verdict in McDonald's strip-search hoax
QSR Web
October 5, 2007
The Minimum Wage Increase: Just the tip of the iceberg
Modern Car Care
September 2007
Fox Rothschild Nabs a Hospitality Insider
Employment Law360
July 19, 2007
Fox Rothschild Continues Growth in New York
July 19, 2007
Are You Courting a Discrimination Suit
Forbes.com
June 8, 2007
Health Care Woes: The Health Insurance Headache
QSR Web
May 8, 2006
Lawry's to fight EEOC sex bias lawsuit alleging anti-male server hiring policy
Nation's Restaurant News
April 17, 2006
Help Wanted: Illegal Request for a Doctor's Notes?
Newsday
September 25, 2005
New Splinter Coalition Targets More Unionization of Chains
Nation's Restaurant News
August 15, 2005
Claim Jumper's Bracelet Ban Spawns PR Headache
Nation's Restaurant News
May 30, 2005
Not the Retiring Kind: Aging Workforce Risks Bias Despite Industry's Job Needs
Nation's Restaurant News
April 11, 2005
  

Publications

New York Requires Employers To Provide Paid Sick Days – An Update

May 2013
New York State Raises its Minimum Wage and New York City Will Require Employers to Provide Employees With Paid Sick Days
Labor & Employment Alert
April 2013
New York City Now Prohibits Discrimination Based on Unemployment Status Over Mayor's Veto
Labor and Employment Alert
March 2013
Hurricane Sandy: Employment Issues for New York and New Jersey Employers
Labor & Employment Alert
November 2012
Second Circuit Refuses to Endorse Longstanding New York Rule That Service Employees With Minor Supervisory Authority Can Share in Tips
Hospitality Alert
October 2012
Check Your Pay Stubs, Because the Plaintiff’s Bar is Too
Hospitality Alert
October 2012
New York Governor Signs Wage Deduction Bill
Labor and Employment Alert
September 2012
Say Goodbye to Automatic Gratuities
Hospitality Alert
July 2012
Reminder to Provide Termination Letters When New York Employees Leave Employment
Labor and Employment Alert
June 2012
Give Tipped Employees Proper Notice if Taking Tip Credit
Hospitality Law
March 2012
Minimum Wage Rates To Rise in Several States
Labor & Employment Department Alert
December 2011
Reminder To New York Employers To Provide Annual Wage Notices Notices Between January 1, 2012 and February 1, 2012
Labor & Employment Department Alert
December 2011
10 Cost-Saving Tips To Avoid Layoffs and Ride Out the Current Economic Uncertainty
Labor & Employment Department Alert
August 2011
New York State Department of Labor Retracts Previous Opinion and Now Permits Employers To Pay Out Credit Card and Cash Tips by Payroll
Labor & Employment Department Alert
June 2011
New York Law Increasing Record Keeping Burdens on Employers and Enhancing Penalties for Wage and Hour Violations Takes Effect April 9, 2011
Labor & Employment Department Alert
April 2011
Captains, Bartenders Eligible for Restaurant’s Tip Pool
Hospitality Law
April 2011
New York Department of Labor Releases Final Version of Hospitality Wage Order Effective January 1, 2011
Labor & Employment Department Alert
December 2010
New York Enacts Law Increasing Penalties for Wage and Hour Violations
Labor & Employment Department Alert
December 2010
Proposed Wage Order Contains Significant Changes to the Wage and Hour Regulations Affecting the Hospitality Industry
Labor & Employment Department Alert
November 2010
Setting Boundaries for Social Networking in the Workplace
FastCasual.com
October 18, 2010
Payroll Savings In the Kitchen: Worth the Risk?
FastCasual.com
August 26, 2010
New York State Senate Passes Anti-Workplace Abuse Bill
Labor & Employment Department Alert
May 2010
The Top 7 Most Common Wage and Hour Mistakes
Fast Casual
March 31, 2010
The Use of Interns in the Workplace ― Not Just Free Labor
ACC America
February 8, 2010
Intern, Externs & Stages: To Pay or Not To Pay?
Culintro
February 2010
Court Questions Whether Sushi Chefs Are Properly Tipped Employees
Hospitality Law, Vol. 25, No 2
February 2010
Respect Privacy Rights of Employees on Social Web Sites
Hospitality Law
January 1, 2010
Question of Whether Firing Was Retaliatory for Requesting Leave
Hospitality Law
December 2009
Restaurants at the Crossroads: A State By State Summary of Key Wage-and-Hour Provisions Affecting the Restaurant Industry
The Center for Hospitality Research: Cornell Roundtable Retrospective
December 2009
NYSDOL Releases Guidance for Compliance With Notice and Record-Keeping Requirement Law
Labor & Employment Department Alert
November 2009
Workers Promised Ownership in Venture Not Covered by FLSA
Hospitality Law, Vol. 24 No. 9
September 2009
NY Employers Must Soon Provide Written Pay Notice To Employees
Labor & Employment Alert
August 2009
NYDOL Issues Final Rates for Statewage Order for Restaurant Industry
Hospitality Practice Alert
July 2009
Federal Minimum Wage Increase Will Impact New York's Restaurant Industry
Hospitality Practice Alert
July 2009
Casino may have included 'agents' in tip pool policy
Hospitality Law
April 2009
Clear policies, procedures on harassment spared restaurant of liability
Hospitality Law
March 2009
Manager failed to show he was treated differently by restaurant
Hospitality Law
March 2009
New York City deliverymen awarded $4.6 million in back pay
Hospitality Law
January 2009
Calif. court declares employers have discretion to schedule breaks
Hospitality Law
September 2008
New York State Prohibits Non-Compete Clauses in the Broadcast Industry
Alert
August 2008
Recent New York Decision Changes Definition of "Service Charge"
Hospitality Practice Alert
August 2008
Federal court denies race track’s motion for summary judgment
Hospitality Law
June 2008
Court backs hotel’s right to make personnel decisions
Hospitality Law
March 2008
Hospitality industry wary of pending FLSA suit
Hospitality Law, Vol. 22, No. 12
December 2007
Rights for Nursing Mothers in New York
Labor & Employment Department Alert
October 2007
Tip Sharing, Tip Pool and Spread of Hours
New York Restaurant Insider
July 2007
Check Online Job Postings to Make Sure They're Compliant
Hospitality Law
May 2007
May I Take Your Coat? The Coat-Check Paradigm
New York Restaurant Insider
January 2007
FMLA: Digesting the Federal Leave Statute
New York Restaurant Insider
November 2005
Sex in the Kitchen
New York Restaurant Insider
September 2005
Common Legal questions that Restaurateurs Often Ask
New York Restaurant Insider
June 2005
The Hiring Process: Why It's Do or Die
New York Restaurant Insider
May 2005
Legal Brief
New York Restaurant Insider
April 2005

  

Speaking Engagements/Events

An In-depth Look at the Sick Leave Act and Its Impact on Your Business
Speaker
Presented by: New York City Hospitality Alliance & Fox Rothschild LLP
New York, NY
May 9, 2013
Seventh Annual National HR in Hospitality Conference Expo
Speaker
Presented by: Human Resource Executive Magazine, Cornell University ILR School and Cornell University School of Hotel Administration
Las Vegas, NV
March 11-13, 2013
Hollywood and Hospitality: The Relationship Between Media, Entertainment and Hospitality and How to be Ready When Opportunity Knocks
Speaker
Presented by: Fox Rothschild LLP
New York, NY
April 24, 2012
Best Practices for the Restaurant Workplace
Presenter
Presented by: New York State Restaurant Association
New York, NY
April 10, 2012
Hot Button Issues in Employment Law
Speaker
Presented by: Full Circle New York
New York, NY
March 21, 2012
Sixth Annual National HR in Hospitality Conference & Expo
Speaker
Presented by: Human Resource Executive Magazine, Cornell University ILR School and Cornell University School of Hotel Administration
San Francisco, CA
February 27-29, 2012
Navigating Employment Law Issues for High Profile Restaurants, Hotels and Lounges
Speaker
Presented by: Tenth Annual 2012 Hospitality Law Conference
Houston, Texas
February 9, 2012
From Sexual Harassment to Sexual Assault:Sexual Misconduct at the Workplace
Panelist
Presented by: Cornell University ILR School Labor and Employment Law Program and Fox Rothschild LLP
New York, NY
October 12, 2011
Labor Law Compliance for the Hospitality Industry
Speaker
Presented by: The New York State Restaurant Association and Assembly member Aravella Simotas
Long Island City, NY
October 11, 2011
Bridge the Gap – Session D: The Great Employment Debate
Speaker
Presented by: New York County Lawyers' Association CLE Institute
New York, NY
October 3, 2011
Sexual Harassment Seminar
Speaker
Presented by: New York State Restaurant Association
New York, NY
July 26, 2011
Hot Topics in Labor & Employment Law
Panelist
Presented by: 5th Annual National HR in Hospitality Conference & Expo
Washington, D.C.
April 5, 2011
How To Effectively Manage Social Networking
Speaker
Presented by: Cater Source 2011 Conference & Tradeshow
Las Vegas, NV
February 28, 2011
Hospitality Industry Webinar: How Will New York's New Wage Order Affect You and Your Business?
Presenter
Presented by: J.H. Cohn LLP
New York, NY
February 22, 2011
Changes To the New York State Hospitality Wage Order and New York Labor Law, January 2011
Speaker
Presented by: Management Attorneys Conference (MAC)
New York, NY
January 29, 2011
NYC Restaurant Operators Roundtable: Hospitality Wage Order
Panelist
Presented by: Citrin Cooperman
New York, NY
January 25, 2011
Complying with the 2011 Hospitality Wage Order
Presented by: Fox Rothschild LLP
New York, NY
January 11, 2011
Complying with the 2011 Hospitality Wage Order
Presented by: The New York State Restaurant Association
New York, NY
December 23, 2010
What's on the Menu for Your Next Open Enrollment?
Presented by: J.H. Cohn LLP
Webinar
October 19, 2010
NRA Show 2010
Speaker
Presented by: National Restaurant Association
Chicago, IL
May 24, 2010
Cornell HR Executive Roundtable
Speaker
Las Vegas, NV
February 23, 2010
Special Forum on Wage & Hour Law
Speaker
Presented by: The New York State Restaurant Association
Brooklyn, NY
December 16, 2009
American Hotel & Lodging Association Conference
Speaker
New York, NY
November 6 - 10, 2009
Culintro Presents: How to Protect Your Restaurant
Speaker
New York, NY
October 27, 2009
Starting Up Your Own Restaurant & Avoiding Litigation Later
Speaker
Presented by: The Institute for Culinary Education
New York, NY
July 14, 2009
The ABCs of the new FMLA
Speaker
Presented by: The New York State Restaurant Association and Fox Rothschild LLP
New York, NY
April 20, 2009
Conducting an Effective In-House Wage & Hour Compliance Audit
Speaker
March 18, 2009
Millennials in the Workplace: Talented, Tech-savvy and Litigious
Speaker
March 17, 2009
Wage & Hour Update for the Restaurant Industry
Presented by: Labor & Employment Law Roundtable
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
May 5, 2008
FLSA Developments: Federal, State & Local
Presented by: HR In Hospitality Conference
Las Vegas, NV
March 18, 2008
Want Fries With That Wage & Hour Lawsuit?
Presented by: HR In Hospitality Conference
Las Vegas, NV
March 17, 2008
What Every Restaurant Owner Needs to Know About New York's Wage & Hour Laws
Moderator
Presented by: New York State Restaurant Association
November 1, 2007
Burlington Northern and the Workplace
Presented by: Labor & Employment Law Roundtable
Ithaca, NY
May 18, 2007
Unlawful Discrimination and Harassment: The Customer Isn't Always Right
Presented by: HR in Hospitality Conference & Expo, Cornell University-Wynn
Las Vegas, NV
March 4, 2007
Human Resources and the Law – Employment at Will
Presented by: Cornell University, School of Industrial & Labor Relations
New York, NY
January 25, 2007
Managing Technology in the Workplace: From Blogging to Surveillance
Presented by: Lorman Education Services (nation-wide teleconference)
November 20, 2006
Latest Developments in Employment Law in China
New York, NY
November 6, 2006
Proper Employment Practices for Employers
Presented by: New York State Restaurant Association
New York, NY
October 2006 & November 2006
New Developments in Employment Law for New York's Employers
Presented by: Lorman Education Services
New York, NY
July 19, 2006
Privacy Outside the Workplace: What Can and Should Employees Monitor?
Presented by: Cornell School of Hotel Administration
Ithaca, NY
May 8, 2006
Employment Law Update for 2006
Presented by: Human Resources Association of New York
New York, NY
January 19, 2006

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Practice Areas

Labor & Employment
Franchising, Licensing & Distribution
Hospitality

Bar Admissions

New York

New Jersey


Education

J.D. New York Law School

B.S., Cornell University


Court Admissions

U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York

U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey


Board of Directors

Member, President's Council of Cornell Women, Cornell University

Alumni Board of Directors, Cornell University, School of Industrial & Labor Relations

Advisory Board, Center for Hospitality Research, Cornell University

Counsel, New York City Hospitality Alliance

Board of Editorial Advisors, Hospitality Law