May 2017

NEW YORK CITY’S NEW PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT

Personnel Policies, Uncategorized, Wage and Hour Issues, Wages /

A new New York City law, set to go into effect in October, 2017, will bar employers within the five boroughs from asking job candidates about their salary history. The law is meant to address the issue of pay inequality between men and women, as well as wage discrimination against minorities.  In 2015, women earned […]

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NEW YORK CITY’S NEW “FREELANCE ISN’T FREE” ACT

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A new law which establishes and enhances protections for freelance workers went into effect in New York City on May 15, 2017.  This law gives freelance workers the right to (a) a written contract, (b) timely and full payment, and (c) protection from retaliation. The law establishes penalties for violations of these rights, including statutory damages, double damages,

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