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Federal Employee Misclassification Protection Legislation Introduced
Late last week, Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown introduced the Employee Misclassification Protection Act (EMPA), which would prevent and penalize workers from misclassifying workers as independent contractors, and provide those workers with the protections and benefits they would have earned. The legislation would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Social Security Act. Employers would [...]
Federal and State Paid Sick Leave Legislation Developments
The New York City Council introduced the Paid Sick Leave Bill on August 20, 2009, and already it has 35 of 51 possible members in favor of it. The bill requires that private employers provide their employees with a minimum number of sick days. The specific provisions are as follows: Employees would be allowed to [...]