By Jay H. Bernstein | November 6, 2017
An argument for updating the 1911 schedule of disabilities with a modern wage-loss system.
By Andrew M. Moskowitz | November 6, 2017
Are employers required to provide light-duty work for an injured employee? Must they keep an injured employee's job open for more than 12 weeks? Can they retaliate against an employee for filing a workers' compensation claim?
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Angela Turturro | November 3, 2017
In this Special Report: "Lawmakers Slowly Begin to Regulate Gig Economy," "NY Employers Take Note: Paid Family Leave Benefits Law Becomes Effective Jan. 1st," "Reasonable Accommodation: Thoughts of a Cancer Survivor," "HR Policy Acknowledgements Overseas: A Whole Other World Out There," "What Emerging Multiracial Plaintiff Cases Suggest About Employment Discrimination Law" and "The Future of Class Action Waivers in Employment Arbitration Agreements."
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Brian J. Shoot | November 3, 2017
In his Construction Accident Litigation column, Brian J. Shoot analyzes the following issue: What if there was no “readily available” safety or elevating device and the defendants instead blame the worker for his or her failure to construct such a device from materials that were “readily available” at the site? Can the worker's failure to properly construct the device bar his or her §240 claim?
By Anna Zhang | November 3, 2017
Partner Helen Colquhoun arrives months after the exit of former Asia practice head Julia Gorham to Seyfarth Shaw.
By Thomas L. Case and Alana K. Ackels | November 2, 2017
The gig economy presents complex employment issues that are resulting in inconsistent legal rulings on the independent contractor or employee status…
By Amanda Bronstad | November 2, 2017
In just three sentences, a judge in Colorado shot down an unpaid wage settlement, stating that “the parties and counsel should be ashamed of themselves for asking a federal court to approve this settlement.”
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Adam J. Safer | November 2, 2017
In this Outside Counsel article, Adam J. Safer writes: For at least the last decade courts have wrestled with whether the “no deduction” language of §193 prohibits the complete failure to pay wages or more narrowly prohibits only more limited subtractions from wages other than those specified in the statute. Because of the statutory remedies available under the Labor Law, the resolution of this issue is not academic and has been heavily litigated.
Daily Business Review | Commentary
By Stephanie Mazzola | November 2, 2017
In the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal, a bill sponsored by New York state lawmakers is receiving renewed attention.
By Andrew Denney | November 1, 2017
Workers for a water-filtration system sales company should have been compensated for their time for answering calls from home and being on-call to assist other workers, a federal judge said in a ruling.
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