Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on August 25, 2017 Effective July 24, 2017, additional regulations were added to NYC’s “Freelance Isn’t Free Act”. These new regulations serve to clarify and strengthen the Act, which was created to establish and enhance protections for freelance workers. The Act ensures that freelance workers have the right to … Read more
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on June 1, 2017 Over the past decade, 1099 workers have become a large and vastly growing part of the economy. In fact, the vast majority of new employment and job growth in the U.S. has been among independent contractors, temporary workers, freelancers, and other individuals under contingent or … Read more
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on May 2, 2017 On April 11, 2017, in an unprecedented state appellate court decision, the First Department, Appellate Division of the NYS Supreme Court held that “non-residential” home care workers who work 24-hour shifts must be paid for all 24 hours. Tokhtaman v. Human Care, LLC (2017 NY … Read more
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on March 21, 2017 On March 3, 2017, the New York City Council’s Committee on Civil Service and Labor (the “Committee”) conducted a hearing on Introduction No. 1399, the proposed legislation requiring NYC employers to consider employee requests for flexible work arrangements. Aimed at improving working conditions related to … Read more
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on February 28, 2017 On November 22, 2016, a federal judge granted a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) overtime rule—which more than doubles the required salary level to qualify for the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) “white collar” exemptions—from taking effect on December 1, … Read more
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on February 21, 2017 On January 25, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit* adopted a new six-factor test to determine whether two or more entities are joint employers under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Salinas v. Commercial Interiors Inc., No. 15-1915, ___ F.3d ___, … Read more