by Stephen D. Hans | Aug 13, 2025 | NY Independent Contractors
Making the Determination | What’s the Difference? Some workers—musicians, artists, food service industry workers and even construction workers—have embraced what is now called the “gig economy” for decades, working a number of short-term or temporary jobs, rather than...
by Stephen D. Hans | Aug 6, 2025 | FLSA Updates New York
An Overview of Changes to FLSA that Employers Must Follow The Federal Circuit Court for the 9th Circuit recently issued a ruling affecting the rights of employers in Fair Labor Standards Act collections proceedings. In Harrington v. Cracker Barrel, the Circuit Court...
by Stephen D. Hans | Jul 30, 2025 | Termination of Employees in NY
Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) Adopts State Rules Effective July 2, 2025, New York City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection has amended the city’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act to make the state’s paid prenatal leave requirements apply...
by Stephen D. Hans | Jul 17, 2025 | At-Will Employment
Your Rights as an Employer to Discharge Employees Like all but one state (Montana), New York follows the legal principle of “at-will employment.” What does that mean for employers in New York? Are there exceptions to the law? What Is At-Will Employment? When...
by Stephen D. Hans | Jun 23, 2025 | Collective Bargaining Rights of New York Farmworkers
Courts Considering Rights of Farmworkers to Unionize In New York, as in many states, a significant amount of farm labor is performed by migrant workers, many of whom come to the country annually to work during the planting, growing and harvesting of crops. For...
