Francesco DeLuca

Dec 11, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Francesco DeLuca |Zachary Zagger |Sara Zucco

The State of New York has adopted a first-in-the-nation requirement that employers provide twenty hours of paid leave per year as a stand-alone leave benefit for pregnant employees. The New York State Department of Labor (NYDOL) has clarified that this new requirement takes effect on January 1, 2025, and confirmed that it is separate from and unrelated to other types of paid family or sick leave benefits established under New York State law.

Jul 4, 2024 | mondaq.com | Francesco DeLuca

Quick Hits Workers in Rhode Island will receive up to seven weeks of paid time off to bond with a new child or care for a sick family member in 2025. That number will increase to eight weeks in 2026. Domestic workers are now eligible for minimum wage and overtime protections. Independent contractors must file an annual notice of designation under the workers' compensation law for every entity that retains them. New bills regulate and arbitration agreements and restrictive covenants with nurses.

Jul 3, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Francesco DeLuca

[co-author: Leah J. Shepherd]The Rhode Island General Assembly was active during the 2024 legislative session, passing several bills that impact employers and their business practices. Here is a summary of the new laws Rhode Island employers may need to know about. Quick Hits Workers in Rhode Island will receive up to seven weeks of paid time off to bond with a new child or care for a sick family member in 2025. That number will increase to eight weeks in 2026.

Jul 2, 2024 | natlawreview.com | Francesco DeLuca

The Rhode Island General Assembly was active during the 2024 legislative session, passing several bills that impact employers and their business practices. Here is a summary of the new laws Rhode Island employers may need to know about. Workers in Rhode Island will receive up to seven weeks of paid time off to bond with a new child or care for a sick family member in 2025. That number will increase to eight weeks in 2026. Domestic workers are now eligible for minimum wage and overtime protections.

Aug 24, 2023 | natlawreview.com | Francesco DeLuca

Thursday, August 24, 2023 Psychologist Abraham Maslow once observed, “If the only tool you have is a hammer, it is tempting to treat everything as if it were a nail.”[1] That sums up the state of commission litigation under the Massachusetts Wage Act: mandatory treble damages, attorneys’ fees, and the prospect that a court might strike a term of an agreed-upon commission plan as an unenforceable “special contract” that deprives an employee of earned wages has led to an uptick in the number of...