Labor & Employment Law

Zelinsky: New York's "Convenience of the Employer" Rule Is Unconstitutional
Edward A. Zelinsky (Cardozo) has posted New York's "Convenience of the Employer" Rule Is Unconstitutional, 48 State Tax Notes ___ (2008), on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This Article argues that New York's convenience of the employer doctrine is unconstitutional...

Zelinsky on Employer Mandates and ERISA Preemption
Edward A. Zelinsky (Cardozo) has posted Golden Gate Restaurant Association: Employer Mandates and ERISA Preemption in the Ninth Circuit, 47 State Tax Notes ___ (2008) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This Article focuses on two significant questions in the...

New York Court of Appeals Will Address New York's No-Prejudice Rule
The big news regarding New York insurance law this past summer was that Governor Paterson signed a Bill eviscerating New York's long-standing no-prejudice rule (see Bill here: Download No-Prejudice...

Zelinsky: Rangel Episode Shows Need to Automatically Audit Tax Returns of Ways & Means Committee
Following up on my prior coverage of House Ways & Means Chair Rangel's failure to report $75k of rental income from his condo in the Dominican Republic: Edward Zelinsky (Cardozo), Congressman Rangel?s Tax Returns and the Ghost of Wilbur Mills:...

Zelinsky: Clintons Made $100m Since 2000, So Why Must Taxpayers Pay $2m/Year for Post-Presidential Perks
Edward A. Zelinsky (Cardozo) has posted Feel My Pain: The Federal Taxpayers? Subsidy of Bill Clinton on the Oxford University Press Blog: The Clintons? tax returns raise one further issue which also requires public discussion: The federal subsidy the Clintons...

TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
Saturday: Alstott on Equal Opportunity and Inheritance Taxation Death of Dean Weiner The Law of Deferred Income Recognition for the Members of Agricultural Cooperatives Zelinsky on Employer Mandates and ERISA Preemption Sunday: Opposition Grows to NY "Crack Tax" Top 5...

Copyright Lawsuits: Critical Issues Before Filing Copyright
Federa Rule 11(b) Considerations

Discouraging Union Organizers
Strict work place rules

Dumb New York Laws
Stupid Laws in the Empire State

New York Building Codes
Building and constructions laws in New York

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

Restaurant Staff
Win Lawsuit Suit Against Employer for Infiltrating their MySpace Forum

New York Employment Law
alleged violations of New York employment law.

Tomato Salmonella
Sheetz Convenience Stores agrees to confidential out-of-court settlement with food poisoning victim.

Teen Driver Wins Suit
Convenience stores to pay six-figure settlement to underage alcohol buyer in accident settlement.

Aetna Settles with New York State for $20 Million

Oppenheimer ATM-Free New York Municipals
401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud