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Recent Amendments to Home Care Worker Wage Parity Law

On April 3, 2020, New York State passed legislation implementing amendments to the Home Care Worker Wage Parity Law, contained in section 3614-c of the New York Public Health Law. Generally speaking, the Home Care Worker Wage...more

New York Legislature Passes Bill Allowing Employees to Place a Lien on Employer’s Property for Wage Claims

The New York Senate and Assembly recently passed Senate Bill S2844B to strengthen current laws for employees who are victim of wage theft to secure and collect unpaid wages for work already performed from their employers....more

New York Court of Appeals Upholds Thirteen Hour Rule for Home Health Aide Pay

On March 26, 2019, the New York Court of Appeals upheld the state Department of Labor’s (the “DOL”) so-called “13-hour rule” governing payment of home health care aides that work 24 hour shifts....more

Effective November 26, 2017: New York City Retail and Fast Food Employers Subject to New Fair Workweek Law

On November 26, New York City will implement a package of laws, dubbed the “Fair Workweek Law” (Law). The package of five laws states that retail and fast food employers in New York City must provide employees with...more

Think You Can Verify Salaries? Think Again: Massachusetts Passes Comprehensive Pay Equity Law, Bans Pay History Inquiries

On August 1, 2016, Massachusetts joined a growing state and federal trend by passing a comprehensive “pay equity” law. Indeed, the focus on equitable pay has been a major priority for the Obama Administration since 2009, when...more

The New FLSA Overtime Rule: No Major Surprises Here

On May 18, 2016, the United States Department of Labor (U.S. DOL) announced the publication of its highly anticipated Final Rule updating the overtime exemption regulations pertaining to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)....more

Employee or Independent Contractor? Connecticut Supreme Court Relaxes Burden of Proving Independent Contractor Relationships under...

The risk of liability for misclassifying employees as independent contractors has been high due to federal and state enforcement initiatives, information-sharing arrangements, and complex legal tests for determining whether a...more

The OFCCP’s War Path: Federal Contractors Take Note

Subject to very limited exceptions, employees of federal contractors must be permitted to discuss their compensation without retaliation or fear of intimidation. Federal contractors will be required to provide paid sick...more

U.S. Department of Labor Proposes New Rule Raising the Salary Basis for “White-Collar” Overtime Exemptions and Soliciting Comments...

On June 30, 2015, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comments on the DOL’s proposal to raise the salary threshold for the so-called “white-collar” exemptions from $455...more

Federal FMLA in Flux: “Spouse” Revised and “Expired” Forms Revived

The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division announced a Final Rule revising the regulatory definition of "spouse" under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA). Effective March 27, 2015, the federal...more

September 2014 Ruling Clears Way for New York City Service Worker Wage Hike

Some New York City service workers could have their wages and benefits doubled following an August 8, 2014, court order removing the last obstacle to implementing New York City’s own prevailing wage law. Enacted over...more

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