New York

Court Expands Owners Liability Under New York Labor Law 240
New York businesses should review a recent decision by the Court of Appeals expanding the scope of liability under New York Labor Law section 240(1). In Sanatass v. Consolidated Investing Company, Inc...

Bonventre on New York Public Sector Labor Law
Vincent Bonventre recently gave a presentation entitled ?Public Sector Labor Law in the Kaye Court," during the 40th Anniversary of the Taylor Law Conference. His presentation dealt with the New York Court of Appeals' approach to public sector labor law...

Airline Labor Disputes and the RLA Status Quo Provisions
I. Introduction On March 7, 2008, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit filed its opinion in the case of International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. North American Airlines...

Executives Are Employees Under NYS Labor Law and Employer's Cannot Make Unauthorized Deductions
State labor law is often an overlook body of employment law as Pachter v. Bernard Hodes Group, ___N.Y. 3d___(June 10, 2008), a NYS Court of Appeals decision, demonstrates. This case involves two certified questions from the 2d Circuit...

NY High Court refuses to hear marriage redefinition case
"The Court of Appeals, the highest court in New York State, Tuesday declined to hear a case challenging an appeals court ruling that found the marriages of same-sex couples married in jurisdictions where they are legal must be recognized ...

Second Circuit Certifies Contract Modification Question to New York Court of Appeals
The Second Circuit has certified a contract question to the New York Court of Appeals in Israel v. Chabra. In that case, Michael and Steven Israel sued to recover a bonus for services rendered to AMC Computer Corp...

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

Dumb New York Laws
Stupid Laws in the Empire State

Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Career Choices
Descriptions of law enforcement occupations

New York Building Codes
Building and constructions laws in New York

EB-1 and EB-2 Visa Status
Obtaining a Green Card Without Going Through the Labor Certification Process

Discouraging Union Organizers
Strict work place rules

Personal Injury
Appeals Court Upholds Congressional Legislation

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

California Labor Laws
alleged violations of California labor laws such as overtime pay, discrimination and harassment.

FDA Determines Menaflex Should Not Have Been Cleared for Marketing
Menaflex Collagen Scaffold FDA Says Should not Have Been Cleared

Ebay Fined
French Court Sets Fine at $61 Million

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