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Partners Amy Gladstein and Terry Meginniss were recognized in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America for their work in Labor Law – Union and Litigation – Labor and Employment. The Best Lawyers in America®, first published in 1983, uses a peer-review process to highlight the top legal talent in the country. This recognition […]

Gladstein, Reif & Meginniss LLP is proud to announce that several of its attorneys were selected for inclusion in the Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers guide for 2025. The GRM attorneys recognized are: Amy Gladstein* – Workers’ Rights; Unions Katherine H. Hansen – Unions; Employee Rights Kent Y. Hirozawa – Unions; Employee […]

In a major win for home care workers, a New York federal judge has denied both summary judgment and a bid to decertify a 1,100-member class in a wage and hour lawsuit against Community Care Companions Inc. (CCC), following key arguments advanced by Jessica E. Harris and James Michael Reif of Gladstein, Reif & Meginniss […]

A team of attorneys from Gladstein, Reif & Meginniss LLP—Amelia K. Tuminaro, Jessica E. Harris, and Alicia Graziano—secured a major legal victory for unionized nurses at Clara Maass Medical Center, after a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) judge found the hospital retaliated against staff for protected union activity. The ruling reinforces key protections for union […]

Partner Jessica Harris was named to the Super Lawyers 2025 New York Metro Rising Stars list. This honor is reserved for lawyers who demonstrate excellence in practice, with no more than 2.5% of attorneys in the New York Metro area receiving the distinction. Harris’s selection reflects both her outstanding advocacy on behalf of workers and unions and GRM’s […]

By Hernesto Galdamez As it appeared in the Massapequa Post – https://www.massapequapost.com/articles/ncc-faculty-union-claims-contract-violations/ Faculty tensions at Nassau Community College escalated last week after Chief Administrative Officer Maria Conzatti announced that she would not submit faculty names for tenure, promotion or sabbatical to the college’s board of trustees until a new contract agreement is reached — despite the […]

Katherine H. Hansen of Gladstein, Reif & Meginniss LLP, along with co-counsel Stacey Leyton and Aaron Schaffer-Neitz of Altshuler Berzon LLP, is leading the legal defense for 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East in a high-profile constitutional challenge before the Third Circuit, urging the court to reject a New Jersey nursing home’s bid to halt a […]

A federal judge has granted final approval of a $29 million settlement between New York City and hundreds of fire protection inspectors who alleged they were paid less than building inspectors due to racial discrimination—a deal reached in part through the representation of Gladstein, Reif & Meginniss LLP, on behalf of a newly added subclass […]

Gladstein, Reif & Meginniss LLP was honored in the 15th edition of Best Law Firms. The firm received a Tier 1 National ranking in Labor and Employment Litigation and a Tier 1 Regional ranking in New York City for both Labor Law – Union and Labor and Employment Litigation. According to Best Law Firms, its […]

Gladstein, Reif & Meginniss LLP is proud to announce that attorneys Amy Gladstein, James Reif, Walter M. Meginniss Jr., and Beth Margolis continue to maintain the Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent® rating for 2025. This distinction, awarded for more than 130 years, is the highest peer rating standard given by Martindale-Hubbell and reflects both exceptional legal ability […]