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Relationships between workers and employers in New York are sometimes employer-employee relationships while other times the worker is an independent contractor. This classification is important, as it can affect the rights the worker has and the obligations the...
Children with special needs often face challenges to learning but with appropriate accommodations are capable of remarkable educational achievements. To help these students, federal law requires that public schools in New York and elsewhere provide individualized...
Contracts are what keep your business running. New York business owners depend on contracts to ensure everyone understands their requirements and knows what they need to do. Almost every business owner faces a contract dispute at some point. When you find yourself in...
Planning is a crucial part of achieving business success. And that’s what a contract is: a plan. A contract plans out the obligations of the parties, who gets paid what, what happens if something goes wrong, where and how legal disputes will be resolved—and many other...
Most employees in New York City and its boroughs understand that the Fair Labor Standards Act, a law passed by Congress as part of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal reforms, requires that certain employees be paid overtime whenever they work more than 40 hours in a week....
The increasing popularity of artificial intelligence is leading to fears that it will replace workers. But the U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission is also looking at this technology to ensure it does not foster employment discrimination. EEOC review Last month, the EEOC...
As an employee, certain state and federal laws protect you. While this might seem all-encompassing, whether you work in the public or private sector is a factor. For those working in the private sector, the National Labor Relations Act provides employees with the...
If you are about to enter into a contract agreement, before anything else, it is important to understand exactly what a contract is and what makes it a binding document. The definition of a contract is that it is a legally binding agreement that two or more parties...