Category: New York
Federal Arbitration Act Preempts New York’s Bar On Agreements To Arbitrate Sexual Harassment Claims, Court Rules
From JDSupra, Brendan Sweeney reports that New York’s statute that prohibits arbitration agreements for sexual harassment claims…
New York State Significantly Expands its Workplace Harassment Laws (Again)
From JDSupra, Emily Haigh and Devjani Mishra report on changes to New York’s harassment laws which strengthened the law…
New York City Sets Minimum Wage for Independent Contractors of Ride-Hailing Companies
From Lexology, Jeffrey H. Ruzal and Carly Baratt report that New York City has set minimum rates for ride…
New York’s Ban on Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Claims: Can it Survive Federal Preemption?
From Lexology, Seyfarth Shaw LLP discusses the recent New York statute that prohibits an arbitration agreement that requires…
New York officials recognize three Uber drivers as employees
From engadget, Mariella Moon reports that Uber will be required to pay unemployment taxes for its driver in…
New York State Court Declines To Compel Arbitration, Cites Purported Ambiguities In Mobile Contracting Process
From Mondaq, Jeffrey D. Neuburger discusses a recent case in which a New York court refused to enforce…
New York court says Postmates courier is IC, not employee
Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) reports that a New York appellate court found a Postmates courier to…
New York Enacts Sweeping Sexual Harassment Legislation
From Lexology, Jacklyn J. Ford and Michael C. Griffaton discuss changes in the laws of New York…
NY Provides Protections from Sexual Harassment to Contractors
From Politico, Marie J. French discusses the New York state budget and a provision that extends protections…
New York City’s “Freelance Isn’t Free” Act Also Isn’t Waivable
From JDSupra, Andrew Lauria, Rebecca Carr Rizzo, and Kenneth Taber discuss the regulations published by the New York City Department of…
New York Appellate Court Strikes Down Class Action Waivers
From JDSupra, Howard Wexler and Robert Whitman discuss a New York Appellate case in which the court found a class…
NY Times Freelancer Misclassified, Underpaid, Lawsuit Says
From Bloomberg BNA, Jon Steingart reports that a photographer for the New York Times alleges that he was…
