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> How does BigCorp avoid breaking the law? Without ceasing operations, they can't. It goes to court, where courts resolve it. That is one function of the cour
by tomrod 4y ago
> How does BigCorp avoid breaking the law?
Without ceasing operations, they can't. It goes to court, where courts resolve it. That is one function of the court system in the US.
- colechristensen 4y agoIt goes to federal court and the court makes a decision that states (or cities) cannot regulate each other and strikes down the laws requiring contradictory actions on entities which cross state boundaries. Too lazy to google references to similar decisions, I believe a landmark case involves shipping with either trucks or trains with states having conflicting requirements.
- Wowfunhappy 4y agoSo, do you think this NYC law is likely to get cut back by the courts, or would it be incumbent on another municipality to pass a contradictory law first?
- tomrod 4y agoI am not a lawyer. I just like to speculate about what feels reasonable, with a remarkable 10% success rate or lower in legal rulings. My thought is that it will be a Solomon split based on how the entities set up operation. If you have operations out of NYC and hire for operations to be based in NYC, then you'll be required to post (akin to Colorado today). There seems to be precedence for this with regards to taxation.
- Wowfunhappy 4y ago...given that a ruling can go one of two ways, either for or against the plaintiff, this is in fact a remarkable success rate. By choosing the opposite of whatever you predict, someone else could accurately predict the outcome of a case 90% of the time!
- tomrod 4y agoI'm glad my joke landed!
- parkingrift 4y agoIt is almost guaranteed that the NYC law will reduced down to only apply to positions which are physically located in NYC. I’d bet NYC based companies hiring remote workers will be exempt. NYC government is famous for overstepping and getting slapped around by state and federal courts.