As we recently blogged [link], the New York City Council has passed the Freelance Isn’t Free Act (“FIFA”), which will take effect on May 15, 2017. This law protects freelancers by requiring that they receive written contracts and timely payment. … Read more…
Freelancers have often struggled to collect pay from unscrupulous companies and individuals who hired them and then took advantage of the freelancers’ vulnerability. Thanks to a new law, much of that will change in New York City. The New York… Read more…
Do you have to log onto a website or intranet to get your paystub? Do you just let those stubs sit in the cloud, figuring they’ll be there later if you need them? Well, that’s true as long as you’re… Read more…
Our nation’s employment laws, including the civil rights laws, were written in the last century when employers used employees to carry out their business. In the 21st century, many companies have moved toward a gig economy, which helps them avoid paying… Read more…
This year, Ritz Clark & Ben-Asher will be helping to preserve our environment by sending e-cards instead of paper holiday cards. With our purchase of the e-cards, eCO2 Greetings will be planting at least 50 trees on our behalf. This measure will… Read more…
The Women’s Equality Act provides that plaintiffs who win sex discrimination cases under the New York State Human Rights Law can collect their attorney fees from their employers — yet another way the new law makes sex discrimination an expensive… Read more…
The Women’s Equality Act also contains significant new protections for pregnant workers in New York State. Prior New York state law, like federal law, barred discrimination against pregnant workers, but it did not mandate that pregnant workers be accommodated in… Read more…
The Women’s Equality Act changes New York State law so that sex discrimination is now unlawful in all workplaces in New York, regardless of size. Until the passage of the Women’s Equality Act, women who worked for very small employers… Read more…
In our last post, we briefly overviewed the employment-related bills that make up the recently enacted New York Women’s Equality Act. In these next couple of posts we will expand upon some of those components. First up is the strengthening of… Read more…
Today, Governor Cuomo signed into the law the Women’s Equality Act, which includes several provisions that significantly expand the employment rights of women. The Act takes effect in 90 days and Strengthens New York State’s Equal Pay law by outlawing… Read more…