There have been many notable Bills in rock music. There’s Billy Joel, Billy Idol, and Billy Ocean. Remember Billy Ocean? “Carribean Queen”? Subtitled “(No More Love on the Run).” Billy O gave us this ridiculous video that screams 1980s and includes such bad lip synching that you know, right away, he never could have pulled off a Milli Vanilli.
There’s another Bill that some businesses need to be aware of, including those that are working with independent contractors.
New York City requires businesses to post and to provide all employees the new Worker’s Bill of Rights, which includes information that applies mostly to employees but also, in some cases, to independent contractors. There is no separate requirement, however, to provide the Bill of Rights to independent contractors.
Independent contractors’ rights addressed in the notice include anti-discrimination, anti-harassment, and Freelance Isn’t Free Act rights.
Restaurant delivery app drivers also have enumerated rights, including that the app companies must:
- pay you a minimum pay rate;
- tell you how much the customer tips for each delivery;
- tell you your total pay and tips for the previous day;
- allow you to limit how far you will go from restaurants and refuse to use certain bridges or tunnels;
- tell you route details before you accept a delivery; and
- pay you at least once a week.
The Bill suggests contacting the NY State DOL if you recognize that you may have been misclassified as an independent contractor. The notice doesn’t tell contractors how they might recognize misclassification.
You’d probably recognize most of the Bills in rock that I listed above, but the award for most recognizable Bill in rock goes to Billy Gibbons, guitarist and vocalist for ZZ Top. Yes, he has one of the band’s two fantastic beards, the other belonging to the late Dusty Hill.
Fun fact about ZZ Top: The only band member without a fabulous beard was the drummer. His name? Frank Beard.
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