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Proof Requirements for “Breach of Employment Contract” and “Labor Law Article 6” Actions

In reversing the verdict for the defendant in a “breach of an employment contract” and “Labor Law article 6” action, the Second Department explained the proof requirements for both as follows:

The elements of a cause of action to recover damages for breach of contract are the existence of a contract, the plaintiff’s performance under the contract, the defendant’s breach of the contract, and resulting damages …. “The elements of an effective employment contract consist of the identity of the parties, the terms of employment, which include the commencement date, the duration of the contract and the salary'” …. Moreover, where the duration of a contract exceeds one year, in order to satisfy the statute of frauds “a writing must identify the parties, describe the subject matter, state all the essential terms of an agreement, and be signed by the party to be charged” … .  * * *

…”[T]he purpose of Labor Law article 6 is to strengthen and clarify the rights of employees to the payment of wages'” …. To recover under that article, “a plaintiff must first demonstrate that he or she is an employee entitled to its protections” … . Although an independent contractor is not considered an employee for the purposes of Labor Law § 190 …, “[t]he critical inquiry in determining whether an employment relationship exists pertains to the degree of control exercised by the purported employer over the results produced or the means used to achieve the results” … .  Kausal v Educational Prods Info Exch Inst, 2013 NY Slip Op 02545, 2011-07924, Index No 5953/04, 2nd Dept, 4-17-13

 

April 17, 2013
Tags: Second Department
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