Wednesday, June 28, 2017

President Trump Nominates Marvin Kaplan to the NLRB

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On or about June 20, 2017, President Trump nominated Marvin Kaplan, a Republican as a Member of the NLRB. Kaplan is currently an attorney wi...
Monday, June 26, 2017

Interesting Article on the "Gig Economy"

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As the title implies,  Lazar,   The Gig Economy: A Threat to Basic Employment Rights , NYLJ (May 1, 2017) (registration required), is an int...
Wednesday, June 21, 2017

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Hensel v. City of Utica , ____F. Supp. 2d ____(N.D.N.Y. June 14, 2017) (NYLJ registration required), is an interesting decision decided unde...
Tuesday, June 20, 2017

NYC Teacher Awarded Tenure By Estoppel Even Though She Was In Rubber Room

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Wilson v. Board of Education, ___Misc. 3d____(N.Y. Co. June 12, 2017), is an important decision to be aware of which addresses tenure by es...
Monday, June 19, 2017

SDNY Grants Rare Interloctory Appeal

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Interloctory appeals in the 2d Circuit are disfavored in the Second Circuit. Chen-Oster v Goldman Sachs , ___F. Supp. 2d____(S.D.N.Y. June ...
Friday, June 16, 2017

Notices of Claim Required in Federal Courts

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Matter of Keles v.  Yearwood , ____F. Supp. 2d____(E.D.N.Y. May 25, 2017), is an important decision to be aware of. It reminds us that Notic...
Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Importance of Remorse In Employee Discipline Cases

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I bring Matter of Vagianos v. City of New York , ___A.D.3d___(1st Dept. June 13, 2017) to your attention to illustrate an important point. ...
Monday, June 12, 2017

Arbitration Over Retiree Health Insurance Stayed

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Retiree health insurance is becoming more and more expensive and for a number of years employers have tried to cut back. Matter of County of...
Thursday, June 8, 2017

Petition For Cert Filed In Agency Fee Case

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On June 7, 2017, a cert petition was filed in Janus v. AFSME , ____F.3d____(7th Cir. March 21, 2017)(Posner, J.). This case squarely addres...
Wednesday, June 7, 2017

School and Residence Are Joint Employers Under the FLSA

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Murphy v. HeartShare Human Servic es, ____F.3d____(2d Cir. June 1, 2017) (NYLJ registration required), discusses joint employment under the ...