A closer look at the argument against lowering the overtime threshold for farmworkers
Last week, I attended one of the three hearings held by the Farm Laborers Wage Board to collect public comment on the issue of whether New York should lower the overtime threshold for farmworkers from its current sixty hours per week to the forty-hour standard in all other industries. Each public participant was afforded three minutes […]
Independent Contractors: Know your Rights (Contratistas Independientes: Conozca sus Derechos)
Right to Challenge Your Employment Status Misclassification of workers as independent contractors is a common way for employers to avoid paying for benefits that employees are legally entitled to under the law. Ask yourself the following questions to make sure that you are not being cheated out of benefits like Paid Sick Leave, Paid Family […]
Gov. Hochul Expands Whistleblower Protections for Workers in New York
Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed legislation amending Section 740 of the New York Labor Law that significantly expands protections for whistleblowers in the workplace. The amendment will take effect on January 26, 2022, and when it does, New York will have one of the strongest whistleblower protection laws in all fifty states. The amended Section […]
