The First Department of the Supreme Court, Appellate Division (the “Appellate Division”) recently issued the first appellate decision interpreting New York City’s Freelance Isn’t Free Act (FIFA).1 Plaintiffs – a photography business and a model – first filed an administrative complaint against a high-end fashion label for failure to pay
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New York State Launches Hotline for Reporting Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
On July 19, 2022, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced the launch of a statewide confidential hotline for complaints of workplace sexual harassment. The hotline was provided under Senate Bill No. S812B, which Governor Hochul signed into law on March 16, 2022, as part of a legislative package enacted to
New York State Launches New Hotline for Workplace Sexual Harassment Complaints
Earlier this year, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law S.812B/A.2035B, which amended the New York State Human Rights Law, N.Y. Exec. Law § 296, to require the establishment of a state-wide, toll-free, confidential hotline for complaints of workplace sexual harassment. On July 19, 2022, Governor Hochul announced the launch
New York Construction Wage Theft Law: Prime Contractors Responsible for Subcontractor’s Failures
The scope for liability related to employee wage claims has changed dramatically for contractors and subcontractors operating in New York under a new law that shifts wage payment obligations to prime contractors.
New York State Legislature Seeks to Regulate Work-Related “Quotas” for Warehouse Workers
On June 3, 2022, the New York Legislature passed Senate Bill 8922, the Warehouse Worker Protection Act (WWPA), which if signed into law, would significantly further regulate the working conditions of warehouse workers in New York State. As detailed below, the WWPA, following similar legislation in California, would restrict
New York Passes Bill Requiring Compensation Ranges in Job Postings
On June 1, 2022, the New York State Legislature passed Senate Bill S9427A, which would amend the New York Labor Law (NYLL) by requiring that employers disclose compensation ranges in job, promotion, and transfer advertisements. This bill comes on the heels of New York City’s recent enactment of a similar
Pay Transparency Laws Proliferate in New York
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New York State Legislature Seeks to Expand Employee Rights to Freelancers Statewide
Costco Sued by NY Workers for Wage Violations.
Last month, former Costco employee, Heidi Burian, sued the retail giant on behalf of herself and other workers for violating the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and New York State law by failing to compensate them correctly and on time. The proposed class action suit was filed in the
New York State Senate Poised to Pass Expansive Lien Law for Wage Claims
The New York State Senate is poised to pass an employee-friendly bill that would amend New York’s lien law to enable employees to, upon filing a wage claim, obtain a temporary lien against their employer’s (or alleged employer’s) assets. A substantially similar bill was passed by the New York
NYC Mayor Signs Pay Transparency Law
New York City Mayor Signs Amended Salary Disclosure Bill Into Law
On May 12, 2022, New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed Introduction Number (Int. No.) 134-A into law, just days before the current salary disclosure law was set to take effect. New York City’s salary disclosure law will now take effect on November 1, 2022.
NYC Mayor to Hold Hearing on City’s Salary Disclosure Law
On May 12, 2022, New York City Mayor Eric Adams will hold a hearing on New York City’s salary disclosure bill, Introduction Number 134-A. The bill, which the New York City Council passed on April 28, 2022, would revise Local Law 32, New York City’s previously enacted salary disclosure law.
Fraud Still Doesn’t Pay in New York—May 2022 Update
WCL 114-a provides the NYS Workers’ Compensation Board with the authority to disqualify a claimant from receipt of lost time benefits, “[i]f for the purpose of obtaining compensation pursuant to section fifteen of this chapter, or for the purpose of influencing any determination regarding any such payment, a claimant knowingly makes a false statement or representation as to a material fact.”
New York’s New Notice of Electronic Monitoring Goes into Effect on May 7, 2022
New York State’s recently enacted law requiring notice of electronic monitoring goes into effect on May 7, 2022. To comply with the law, private employers with a place of business in New York must (1) provide notice to new hires in New York who are subject to monitoring and
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