Category: New York
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…
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 legislation being considered in New York that would allow drivers to organize…
Models who say they were misclassified as contractors win class certification
From Reuters, Brendan Pierson reports that models suing model agencies were certified for class actions alleging that…
NY Court of Appeals Grapples with Classifying Gig Workers and the Modern Economy
From JDSupra, Shannon Farmer, Jessica Federico, Christopher Kelly, and Marjorie Peerce discuss the recent case in New…
Is the New Postmates Decision in New York a Blockbuster Case on Independent Contractor Misclassification or Not?
From JDSupra, Richard Reibstein discusses the New York Court of Appeals decision upholding the Appellate Division’s decision that…
NYC Amends Guidance, Now Requires Independent Contractors to Receive Annual Anti-Harassment Training
From JDSupra, Meredith-Anne Berger, Anne Dana, and Gena Usenheimer share guidance from New York City saying that…
