New York Employment Attorney Blog

The media reported yesterday that the attorneys general for eight states informed FedEx Ground that it had formed a group to examine the company's classification of its drivers as "independent contractors," as opposed to "employees." The decision by the attorneys general is significant because FedEx Ground is currently defending multiple class action lawsuits filed by drivers across the country concerning the alleged misclassification of drivers as independent contractors. In fact, Gangemi Law Firm, P.C. represents a class composed of drivers working for FedEx Ground in New York State.

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The United States Supreme Court recently ruled that a union could contract away a union member's rights to pursue a statutory discrimination claim in court. In 14 Penn Plaza L.L.C. v. Pyett, the Supreme Court considered whether a union member with an age discrimination claim under the Age Discrimination Employment Act ("ADEA") could be required to privately arbitrate the claim rather then pursue it in court. Surprisingly, a divided Supreme Court concluded that a union member could be mandated by a collective bargaining agreement ("CBA") to arbitrate a statutory discrimination claim.

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Last year, New York State Governor Spitzer signed into effect an amendment to the New York Labor Law by adding section 206-c, the Rights of Nursing Mothers to Express Breast Milk. Applicable to all New York State employers, regardless of size, this law requires that employers make reasonable efforts to allow employees to express breast milk for their nursing children.

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