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Gig workers in New York have clear legal rights. While gig workers do not have the same rights as employees, several important protections apply, and when companies violate gig workers’ rights, gig workers can seek appropriate remedies through the New York Division of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) or in court if necessary. What should you know about your legal rights as a gig worker in New York?
Employees who are struggling with mental health issues have clear rights under New York law. Not only do many types of mental health issues qualify as disabilities under the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL)—meaning that employees with these conditions are protected against discrimination in the workplace—but last year Governor Hochul signed a new law that provides additional rights to employees with qualifying health conditions as well. How New York Law Protects Employees Who Are Coping with Mental Health Issues Understanding your legal rights as an employee is important regardless of your physical or mental health.
If you are a victim of wage theft in New York, you are not alone. The New York City Comptroller publishes annual data on wage theft from the New York Department of Labor (NYS DOL) and U.S. Department of Labor US DOL)—and the numbers are shocking.
On January 25, 2025, President Trump told a crowd of supporters that he was considering firing roughly 88,000 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees. Alternatively, he proposed sending these employees to the border. As reported by Newsweek, Trump told the crowd: “On Day 1, I immediately halted the hiring of any new IRS agents.
On his first two days back in office, President Trump signed two executive orders targeting federal diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. A Fact Sheet issued by the White House the next day sums up the effect of these orders as follows: “Federal hiring, promotions, and performance reviews will reward individual initiative, skills, performance, and hard work and not, under any circumstances, DEI-related factors, goals, policies, mandates, or requirements.” While much of the focus of Trump’s campaign and his first week in office was on rolling back Biden-era initiatives, his executive orders on DEI reverse measures intended to promote a diverse and federal workforce dating back to Lyndon B. Johnson’s tenure as president in the 1960s.
On his first day back in office, President Trump ordered a freeze on hiring across the federal government. The freeze applies to “the hiring of Federal civilian employees . .