The research collection behind this site: publicly located court opinions and New York City enforcement records applying the Freelance Isn’t Free Act. Every entry links to its official or original source and, where a copy was saved, to the preserved document itself. For plain-language explanations, start with your rights.
Read the counts carefully. 43 is a count of disputes and enforcement matters grouped by underlying dispute — not 43 dockets, and not every NYC Freelance Isn’t Free Act case. One dispute can carry several opinions and several index numbers. Opinion count and matter count are different numbers and are reported separately throughout. How this was built, and what it does not cover.
43 of 43 matters shown
Most recent record in this library: Dismissal of the eighteenth and nineteenth causes against Shah denied at the pleading stage.
Most recent record in this library: Default relief under FIFA denied for insufficient NYC impact; relief on other claims must be kept separate.
Most recent record in this library: FIFA cause dismissed because plaintiff alleged operating collectively with two other individuals; other portions of the lawsuit continued.
Most recent record in this library: Later class-certification and summary-judgment decision concerning remaining claims; do not treat it as a fresh FIFA merits outcome.
Most recent record in this library: Plaintiffs granted summary judgment on liability against RKC; remaining portions affirmed. Liability ruling is not proof of damages paid.
Most recent record in this library: Published agreement settles the city’s pattern-or-practice lawsuit. City release reports more than $275,000 for 41 identified freelancers. Settlement is not an admission of liability; payment completion has not been verified.
Most recent record in this library: City announced a $528,817 settlement involving 350 freelancers, including restitution and civil penalties, for unpaid and late-paid work. One enforcement matter, not 350 cases.
Most recent record in this library: Consent order resolves an investigation without trial. $45,424.23 in statutory relief for 16 freelancers plus $4,575.77 civil penalties; additional-claim provisions apply. These are agreed amounts, not verified payments.
Most recent record in this library: Court rejected the limitations argument against the written-contract claim, applying COVID tolling.
Most recent record in this library: FIFA relief denied because the March 2017 agreement predated the law's effective date; contract damages awarded against Genie Quest only.
Most recent record in this library: FIFA cause dismissed under the court's interpretation of the sales-representative exclusion; other contract issues separately addressed.
Most recent record in this library: FIFA claim survives against Likeopedia, but is dismissed against Rivero individually because he was not the hiring party. Federal continuation after discontinuance of the state action already in this collection; no separate dispute added.
Most recent record in this library: NYC and NYS FIFA claims dismissed without prejudice because an enforceable agreement was insufficiently pleaded. Leave to amend; no damages awarded in this ruling.
Most recent record in this library: Court corrected its prior written-contract interpretation and restored the third and fourth causes of action.
Most recent record in this library: Original FIFA claim dismissed against both defendants; leave to amend granted for FIFA claim against VPV Interactive only. 10X was the freelancer’s agent, not the hiring party. No monetary award in this order.
Most recent record in this library: Plaintiff's motion to dismiss counterclaim denied; third-party complaint dismissed; FIFA liability not resolved by this decision.
Most recent record in this library: Separate order striking settlement-negotiation allegations from FIFA counterclaims as irrelevant to retaliation. Same docket as the previously collected 30944(U) opinion. The 30943 citation is a real additional opinion, not a typo.
Most recent record in this library: FIFA claim dismissed because the alleged 2016 agreement predated the effective date; other causes separately addressed.
Most recent record in this library: Judge Koeltl denied the motion for a preliminary injunction. The court rejected Instacart's NYS FIFA field- and conflict-preemption arguments (pp. 18–22), finding no likelihood of success, and also found no irreparable harm and that the equities and public interest did not favor relief. Preliminary-relief ruling on a likelihood-of-success standard, not a final merits judgment.
Most recent record in this library: FIFA claim dismissed as untimely under the two-year period the parties agreed applied; other claims continued. Do not generalize this period to every FIFA claim.
Most recent record in this library: Written-contract claims before April 3, 2022 dismissed as untimely; remainder survived. Invoices did not satisfy prospective written-contract requirements.
Most recent record in this library: Denial of dismissal affirmed; submitted emails and website printouts did not conclusively defeat freelance-worker status.
Most recent record in this library: FIFA claim dismissed because no enforceable agreement covered the disputed listing; sanctions denied.
Most recent record in this library: Report and recommendation recommends summary judgment for moving defendants on alternative FIFA claims: even assuming freelance-worker status, Dima Fence was the hiring party, rather than those defendants. Later opinions cite adoption on February 23, 2021 (2021 WL 688295); adoption order itself not obtained.
Most recent record in this library: Court denied Con Edison’s motion to dismiss the alternative NYC FIFA claims, finding hiring-party status sufficiently alleged despite indirect engagement through subcontractors. Pleading-stage decision, not a liability finding or damages award.
Most recent record in this library: Complaint dismissed; two-member LLC fell outside the statutory definition. Leave to add the LLC for a contract claim did not revive FIFA claims.
Most recent record in this library: Magistrate Judge Netburn (on consent) granted in part and denied in part the motion to dismiss. The motion was denied as to the NYS FIFA payment claim (Count I), the NYC FIFA payment claim (Count II), the alternative breach-of-contract claim (Count III), the NYS/NYC FIFA retaliation claim (Count IV), the NYLL § 740 retaliation claim (Count V) and Count VII; the defamation claim (Count VI) was dismissed without prejudice for lack of personal jurisdiction. Pleading-stage decision only — no liability finding and no damages judgment.
Most recent record in this library: FIFA damages denied for failure to establish an enforceable contract and required written-contract request; recovery awarded on unjust enrichment instead.
Most recent record in this library: FIFA dismissal denied because timeliness of the bonus payment remained unresolved; other claims partly dismissed.
Most recent record in this library: FIFA claim dismissed against Ben-Zvi; broader dismissal sought by Feldman and LIB defendants largely denied. Defendant-specific rulings must not be reduced to a single win/loss.
Most recent record in this library: Administrative complaint did not bar suit, but the retaliation claim failed because the asserted conduct was not exercise of a right protected by FIFA.
Most recent record in this library: Plaintiff’s partial summary judgment motion denied; claims against David Gamburg dismissed because he was not the hiring party and veil piercing was not established. Factual disputes remain concerning freelance-worker status, NYC nexus, and compensation. Parties directed to submit a joint pretrial order. Withdrawn counterclaims dismissed.
Most recent record in this library: Arbitration required under agreement and FAA; appellate court expressly did not reach merits of FIFA claims.
Most recent record in this library: Action dismissed on preclusion and limitations grounds; sanctions denied. Earlier case: New York County 651339/2019.
Most recent record in this library: Judgment awarded against Homepeople with doubled damages; claims against Sansal personally dismissed.
Most recent record in this library: FIFA claim survived dismissal; defects in the written contract did not eliminate statutory protection.
Most recent record in this library: Written-contract claim partly time-barred; remaining FIFA claims survived. Quasi-contract claims dismissed as duplicative.
Most recent record in this library: FIFA causes dismissed under the court's NYC-impact analysis; not a ruling on every remaining contract claim.
Most recent record in this library: Both sides denied summary judgment; hiring-party identity remained disputed and plaintiff's supporting affirmation was defective.
Most recent record in this library: The 2020 ruling allowed the FIFA claim past dismissal. This 2022 opinion grants defendants summary judgment on FIFA underpayment and retaliation claims under the sales-representative exclusion. Contract issues remained. One dispute, two stages.
Most recent record in this library: Alternative NYC FIFA claim survives for unpaid articles written for Avenue, but not compensation for unperformed services after termination. Pleading decision, no damages awarded.
Most recent record in this library: FIFA applied to the 2018 Mendelson Lofts contract, not the 2016 contracts; partial summary judgment and money judgment ordered, fees reserved.
Most recent record in this library: Plaintiff awarded judgment on website payment and written-contract claims; paralegal-services claim severed and continued.
The initial opinion search returned 40 results. Two matched only on unrelated words and are not Freelance Isn’t Free Act cases. They are listed here so the screening is auditable, and they are excluded from every count above.
Ab.P. v An.P.
Supreme Court, Westchester County · Index No. 52607/2020 · 2023 NY Slip Op 51064(U)
Matrimonial case; freelance hotel work appears in income testimony, not as an NYC FIFA claim.
Official sourceE.R.S. v B.C.S.
Supreme Court, Westchester County · XX/16 · 2016 NY Slip Op 50529(U)
Divorce/property/support case; a party's freelance camera work is background. Decision predates NYC FIFA.
Official sourceSnapshot date: September 8, 2026. Court buckets used by the filter are grouped as supreme court (trial level), appellate division, nyc civil court, federal district court, city agency (dcwp); each record keeps its exact court name, for example Appellate Division.