Employment Law News and Insights

On August 28, 2024, New York State's new law governing workplace-related contracts with freelancer workers – known as the Freelance Isn't Free Act (FIFA) – will take effect. FIFA is designed to protect freelancers, i.e., independent contractors, from non-payment, late payment, and retaliation by hiring parties. It also imposes new...

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In Short The Development: On August 1, 2024, the Department of Justice's ("DOJ") Criminal Division announced its Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program ("Pilot Program"), designed to reward whistleblowers who report information about corporate misconduct that results in a successful forfeiture, as well as a corresponding amendment to the Corporate Enforcement...

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Overview Plaintiff brought MEPA and sex discrimination claims against the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Board of Registration in Nursing ("DPH"), alleging she was improperly hired into the wrong "step" in the hiring pay scale and thus was underpaid relative to two male colleagues. On July 18, 2024, the Court...

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