Irene Spezzamonte

6 days ago | law360.com | Irene Spezzamonte

By Irene Spezzamonte ( May 9, 2025, 7:35 PM EDT) -- New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday approved changes to the state's highly litigated law requiring manual workers to be paid weekly, including changes to liquidated damages workers could receive from violations, as part of the fiscal year 2026 budget.... Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence.

6 days ago | law360.co.uk | Irene Spezzamonte

ADVERTISEMENT Don't want ads? Subscribe or login now. By Irene Spezzamonte ( May 9, 2025, 7:35 PM EDT) -- New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday approved changes to the state's highly litigated law requiring manual workers to be paid weekly, including changes to liquidated damages workers could receive from violations, as part of the fiscal year 2026 budget....

6 days ago | law360.co.uk | Daniela Alexandra Porat |Marco Poggio |Max Kutner |Irene Spezzamonte

Prisoners returning from a farm detail are escorted by a prison guard mounted on a horse that had been broken by the prisoners at Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) In prisons, immigration detention centers and jails across the country, incarcerated people mop hallways, sew uniforms, file papers, raise crops, make furniture, bake bread and recycle trash.

1 week ago | law360.com | Irene Spezzamonte

By Irene Spezzamonte · May 9, 2025, 7:35 PM EDT New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday approved changes to the state's highly litigated law requiring manual workers to be paid weekly, including changes to liquidated damages workers could receive from... To view the full article, register now.

1 week ago | law360.co.uk | Irene Spezzamonte

Despite a growing body of case law laying out a blueprint for determining whether incarcerated workers are employees — which would legally entitle them to minimum wage and other protections — there is no definitive way to classify workers behind bars. Disputes over classification are common in employment law, where the question is often whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor.