Tag Archives: New York

NY Law Doesn’t Prevent Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Claims

By John Lewis on July 1, 2019 Posted in Arbitration

Recent New York legislation in reaction to the #MeToo movement has sought to limit or foreclose arbitration of employment-related disputes. See N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 7515 (“§ 7515”) and its June 19, 2019, amendment, bill S6577/A842. The bill, initially signed into law in April 2018, was to “deal[] with the scourge of sexual harassment.” See N.Y. … Continue Reading

U.S. Open Umpires and Linesmen Are Independent Contractors, Court Rules

By Todd Lebowitz on September 24, 2014 Posted in FLSA, Independent Contractors, Overtime Claims

In an opinion that disappointingly failed to take advantage of countless pun opportunities, a federal judge in New York otherwise got it right, ruling that the United States Tennis Association properly classified U.S. Open tennis officials as independent contractors, not employees. Meyer v. United States Tennis Ass’n, No. 1:11-cv-6268 (S.D.N.Y. Sep. 11, 2014). The lawsuit, … Continue Reading