Is It Work to Tote a Briefcase To and From?
June 30, 2008—The obvious answer is that it depends on how heavy the briefcase is--and on whose definition of work prevails. A group of New York City fire alarm inspectors charged that because they are required to carry paperwork weighing between 15 and 20 pounds during their daily commutes, the commutes are work time for which they should be paid.
New York Company Ordered to Repay $1.5 Million to Pension Plan
March 13, 2008—A marketing and communications company from New York has been ordered to repay $1.5 million to the company's pension plan under a consent judgment resolving a U.S. Department of Labor lawsuit.
Was the Joint Employer in Contempt of Court?
March 12, 2008—A New York staffing agency has many nurses on its rolls. The agency's clients are hospitals, who contact the agency to obtain nursing care for their patients. But the U.S. Department of Labor has been after the agency for years, charging that it doesn't properly pay its nurses for overtime work.
NY Investigates Insurers over Reimbursements for Medical Expenses
February 14, 2008—New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo says that he is conducting an industry-wide investigation into how health insurers compute reimbursement rates for out-of-network medical expenses.
NY Finds Thousands of Misclassified Workers
February 12, 2008—The New York Department of Labor says that a task force found more than 2,000 workers misclassified as independent contractors during a 4-month audit.
Effective Next Month in New York: Prevailing Wage Notification
January 22, 2008—Chapter 629 of the Laws of 2007, effective February 2008, requires public contractors in New York to notify all laborers, workers, and mechanics working for them of the prevailing wage for their particular job classification.
Young Women Earn More than Young Men in Big Cities
August 09, 2007—Young women who work full-time in New York, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, and Minneapolis earn more in wages than their male counterparts, the New York Times reports.
Self-Proclaimed 'Geek' Is Highest Paid State Employee in New York
June 08, 2007—Alain Kaloyeros, vice president and chief administrative officer at the College of Nanoscale science and Engineering and an expert in the field of nanotechnology, became the highest paid employee after the State University of New York (SUNY) chancellor approved a $142,000 per year raise, bringing his annual salary to $666,995, the Associated Press reports.
New York to Overhaul Workers' Compensation System
February 28, 2007—New York Governor Eliot Spitzer has released details of an agreement reached with lawmakers to reform the state's workers' compensation system.
10 Best Health Plans
October 27, 2006—The best commercial health plan in the United States this year is Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, according to a ranking published in U.S. News & World Report.
