Employee Rights

For New Yorkers whose pets are beloved family members, when their animal is sick or injured, nothing else matters besides getting them the care they need. If a bill proposed last month in the New York City Council succeeds, many employees will be able to use their...

Businesses across New York rely on mutual respect between employers and employees. The state of New York recognizes this and has implemented a host of laws that protect the rights of both workers and employers.  Certain activities that employees engage in are...

The "Freelance Isn't Free" Act, initially passed in New York City in 2017, has been a significant step forward in protecting the rights of freelancers and independent contractors. The law mandates timely payment and written contracts for jobs over $800 and introduces...

The law protects workers when they engage in certain types of conduct. Employers are in a position of authority and can sometimes abuse that power. Workers may feel vulnerable if they speak up about someone's illegal conduct at work or discrimination that they...

There are some cases in which an employer misclassifies an employee. Typically, this happens due to the difference between contract workers and official employees. A contract worker doesn’t qualify as an employee, so they don’t get a W-2 and tend to have more freedom...

You’ve probably heard of “quiet quitting,” which is used to describe situations when employees start putting only the minimal effort necessary into their job to remain employed, but have you heard of “quiet firing?” Quiet firing is the new phrase to describe an...

Businesses have certain obligations to employees, and those legal responsibilities sometimes diminish the total profits that the organization generates. Many companies are therefore eager to reduce staffing costs. There are many ways to achieve that goal, including...

The law protects you from workplace retaliation for participating in or engaging in certain activities. For context, workplace retaliation occurs when your employer takes adverse action against you for engaging in legally protected activities. They include reporting...

In New York, specific laws and regulations are in place to protect the rights of pregnant and breastfeeding employees in the workplace. All employers and employees should ensure that they understand the ins and outs of these laws accordingly. These laws are designed...

New York’s at-will employment laws stipulate that workers and employers only have to have a professional relationship as long as they want to maintain that relationship. Either one can choose to terminate it at any time. If the employer wants to fire the worker, they...