New York State Assembly Bill A8092B, referred to as New York State’s Lawful Absence Law, recently went into effect.[1] The Law, which amends New York Labor Law §215, prohibits employers from threatening, penalizing, discriminating, or retaliating against employees for any lawful absences under federal, state, or local law, including legally...
The indictment of President Trump is unprecedented in United States history as no American President has ever been the subject of criminal charges. However, it has happened to numerous other leaders, including those from countries that are generally regarded as functioning democracies. Set forth below is just a partial list...
We are excited to share the news of the promotion of three of our staff members, Sally Cox, Marie Pierre, and Anna Beckelman, to elevated roles within the firm. Congratulations to them on their exceptional work and daily contributions to the firm. We are so lucky to have them on...
After sweeping pandemic learning loss hit our most vulnerable communities, Read Alliance aims to raise awareness of and celebrate its 20+ years of success improving the reading skills of early elementary students through high dosage one-to-one literacy tutoring led by high school teenagers in under-resourced communities. The NYC-based nonprofit will...
By Helen D. (Heidi) Reavis It has always struck me as ironic that “Women’s History Month” comes just days after Presidents Day – which our law firm celebrates as “Leaders Day” honoring those who have fiercely led this country forward and, in some cases, made even more of an impact...
By Jill Kahn Marshall and Anna Beckelman As an employment lawyer, I often find myself having the same difficult conversation with prospective clients who believe they were wrongfully discharged. I explain that while the circumstances of the termination may seem unfair, if the worker was an at-will employee (like most...
Over the past weeks and months, you may have found yourself asking (or dreading to ask): what aspect of free speech will Florida target next? It started with the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, followed by the “Stop W.O.K.E.” Act’s efforts to ban books (including “woke” math text books), and the...
Last year, I wrote about a case challenging New York’s reproductive healthcare nondiscrimination bill on First Amendment freedom of speech grounds. Now, in a related case, the Second Circuit recently held that the law may violate the right to freedom of “expressive association” for certain anti-abortion employers. The law in...
“No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider.”[1] These twenty-six words comprise Section 230(c)(1) of the Communications Decency Act and have, since Congress’ 1996 enactment of the Act, provided internet companies with...
By Jill Kahn Marshall and Bilal Mubarack Last week, the National Labor Relations Board made headlines when it ruled, in McLaren Macomb, 372 NLRB No. 58 (February 21, 2023), that it was an unlawful labor practice for a hospital to offer a severance agreement to several furloughed workers which contained...