Category: New York
Someone Who Hires an Independent Contractor May Still Be Liable, But Not in This Case
From JDSupra, Katherine Dempsey discusses a case in New York in which a home owner’s insurance company…
Manhattan District Attorney Announces Creation of “Worker Protection Unit” to Combat Wage Theft
The Manhattan District Attorney announced the creation of a Worker Protection Unit to investigate and prosecute wage…
New York City Earned Safe and Sick Time Act Proposal
From JDSupra, Jane Sovern and Paige Carey discuss a proposed change to New York’s sick time act…
NYC proposes $24 minimum wage for third-party delivery workers
From Restaurant Business, Joe Guszkowski reports that New York city’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection has…
New York Appellate Court Takes First Crack at Interpreting NYC’s Freelancing Law
From JDSupra, Miguel Lopez discussses the first appeallate decision interpreting New York City’s Freelancer isn’t Free Act…
New York State Legislature Approves Statutory Protections for Independent Contractors
From JDSupra, Allan Bloom, Laura Fant, and Matthew Rosenthal discuss New York’s Freelance Isn’t Free Act, recently…
New York State Legislature Seeks to Expand Employee Rights to Freelancers Statewide
From JDSupra, Michael Paglialonga and Paul Piccigallo discuss legislation passed by the New York legislature but not…
New York Employment Law: Find the Independent Contractor
From JDSupra, Theodore Eder discusses three cases in which the New York State Appellate Division determined if a…
New York Strengthens Worker Whistleblower Protections to Include Independent Contractors
From JDSupra, Scott Horton discusses changes to the New York law that protects whistleblowers including expanding the protections…
New Trend? States Expanding Employment Laws to Cover Independent Contractors
From JDSupra, Richard Reibstein discusses the passage of a law in New York that extends the protections of…
New York’s General Contractors are Jointly Liable for Construction Worker Wages
From JDSupra, Eli Freedberg,,Liran Messinger, and Paul Piccigallo discuss a new law in New York which makes…
Independent Contractor Handshake in New York: New Bills Would Establish a Form of “Sectoral” Bargaining for Selected Gig Economy Independent Contractors
From JDSupra, Richard Reibstein discusses proposed legislation in New York that would create a system for workers…
