Category: New York

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How the NYC Delivery Protection Act Could Affect Employers and Workers’ Compensation Obligations

From JDSupra, Quinlyn A. Beaver, Kristen Romano, and S. Philip Unwin discuss the proposed Delivery Protection Act…

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Golf Club to Pay Caddies to Settle Misclassification Claims

From JDSupra, Richard Reibstein discusses a recent settlement by a private golf club and caddies alleging that…

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Will New York Ban Class Action Waivers? Lawmakers Pass Bill, Governor’s Approval Unclear

From JDSupra, Christopher Murray, Aaron Warshaw, and Zachary Zagger discuss a bill passed by the New York…

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Roofing Company Asserts Worker is Employee (and Not an Independent Contractor) in Workers’ Compansation Claim

From JDSupra, Richard Reibstein discusses a unique case in New York in which an insurance company claimed…

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Employer risk alert: You can’t ‘choose’ a 1099, and the ‘Boar’s Head’ decision

From AMNY,  Rachel Demarest Gold discusses a recent New York case in which an appellate court reversed…

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Expanded Protections for New York City Contracted Delivery Workers Take Effect

From JDSupra, Allan Bloom and Laura Fant discuss New York City’s new laws protecting food and grocery…

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New York’s New “Trapped at Work Act” Applies to Independent Contractors Also

From JDSupra, Naomi Friedman, Katherine Heaney, Nancy Gunzenhauser Popper, and Gretel Zumwalt discuss recent bills enacted in…

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Supermodel, Werk! New York’s Fashion Workers Act Takes Effect

From JDSupra, Lauren Bass, and Sarah La Voi discuss New York’s Fashion Workers Act which applies to…

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The Legal Landscape of Independent Contractor Misclassification May Be About to Change: New York Senate Passes Stop-Work Order Bill for Misclassification

From JDSupra, Richard Reibstein discusses a bill that was passed by the New York Senate which would allow…

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New York State Senate Bill S1514 Raises Specter of Stop-Work Orders for Employee Misclassification

From JDSupra, Kevin MacNeill discusses a bill passed by the New York Senate that would allow the…

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How Does New York State’s Fashion Workers Act Impact Modeling Businesses and Their Clients?

From JDSupra, Jason S. Greenfield discusses the recently enacted Fashion Workers Act which protects fashion workers whether they…

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New York Enacts Law Protecting Independent Contractor Fashion Models

From JDSupra, Richard Reibstein discusses a recently enacted New York law that protects independent contractor fashion models….