Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Teacher who Reported That Another Teacher Improperly Coached Students is not Protected Under First Amendment

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Cohen v. NYC Department of Education , ____Fed. Appx.____(2d Cir. Sept. 20, 2017), demonstrates just how narrow the protection are for publi...
Monday, September 11, 2017

SDNY Approves FLSA Collective Action For Unpaid Overtime

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Garcia v. 34th Street Coffee , ____F. Supp. 2d ____(S.D.N.Y. Aug. 30, 2017), NYLJ Sept. 11, 2017 (registration required), is brought to your...
Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Confidentiality Rule That Prohibits Discussions About Salary Violates The NLRA

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NLRB v. Long Island Association , ___F. 3d___(2d Cir. Aug. 31, 2017, is an interesting decision. The Court holds that an employer violated 8...
Thursday, August 31, 2017

Court Invalidates Obama's Over-Time Rules

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In Nevada v. U.S. Dep’t. of Labor, ____F. Supp. 2d____(E.D. Tx. Aug. 31, 2017), the court declared President Obama's Over Time Rule, 81...
Tuesday, August 29, 2017

7th Circuit Holds That Cosmetology Students Are Not Employees Under The FLSA

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The Seventh Circuit Court recently held that cosmetology students are not employees. In Hollins v. Regency Corp . , ___ F.3d ___, No. 15-360...
Wednesday, August 23, 2017

It is Discrimination To Fire a Woman Because She Is Too Cute

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Edwards v. Nicolai , ____A.D.3d___(1st Dept. Aug. 22, 2017), is likely to become a landmark employment discrimination. There, a female thera...
Monday, August 21, 2017

Notice of Claim Required In Action Against Charter School

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Is a Notice of Claim required before commencing suit against a Charter School?The answer is generally yes, in New York. See, JP v. Bronx Co...
Monday, August 14, 2017

Retired Employee Looses Tenure Protection

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Richardson v. City of New York , ___F. Supp. 2d ___(S.D.N.Y. Feb. 23, 2017), is an interesting case concerning the interaction of a retireme...
Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Procedural Arbitrability Questions Are For The Arbitrator To Decide

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Matter of City of Yonkers v. Yonkers Firefighters, ___A.D. 3d___(2d Dep't. Aug. 9, 2017) illustrates how difficult it is to stay a labo...
Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Sitting Next To A Superstar May Improve Your Performance

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Use your Seat to Get Ahead is an interesting Wall Street Journal article from August 8, 2017 which readers may find of interest. The premise...