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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 […]

A federal magistrate judge is set to hear arguments this week on whether a wage-and-hour lawsuit brought by home care workers against Community Care Companions Inc. (CCC) can continue as a collective action—proceedings supported by legal counsel including Gladstein, Reif & Meginniss LLP on behalf of the workers. The case, first filed in 2019, alleges […]

Partner Kent Hirozawa received the Peggy Browning Fund Award at the New York City Awards Reception. The award recognizes leaders who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of workers’ rights and the cause of social and economic justice. Hirozawa’s recognition reflects both his distinguished career advocating for unions and workers and GRM’s ongoing commitment […]

Partner Jessica Harris was named to the Super Lawyers 2024 New York Metro Rising Stars list. This recognition 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 highlights her strong advocacy for workers and unions and reinforces GRM’s standing as […]

Workers United, represented by Cristina Gallo of Cohen Weiss and Simon LLP, and several former Starbucks employees, represented by Jessica Harris of Gladstein, Reif & Meginniss LLP, are challenging a federal judge’s order requiring them to comply with a subpoena seeking private communications about union sentiment at a Long Island Starbucks store. In an appeal […]

The D.C. Circuit largely upheld a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruling against Northeast Center for Rehabilitation and Brain Injury, affirming the board’s December 2022 findings that the facility violated labor laws by firing two workers involved in a union drive and increasing surveillance of employees during the campaign. The court agreed with the NLRB’s […]

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ordered a new union election at Optum Medical Care, ruling that the employer’s actions during the initial vote undermined the fairness of the process. The election, which originally took place on April 12, 2023, resulted in a tie with 36 votes for and 36 votes against union representation, […]

Gladstein, Reif & Meginniss LLP congratulates attorneys Amy Gladstein, James Reif, Walter M. Meginniss Jr., and Beth Margolis who continue to maintain the Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent® rating for 2024. The AV Preeminent distinction represents the highest level of professional excellence, combining superior legal ability with adherence to the highest ethical standards. Martindale-Hubbell’s peer review process […]

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled that Maywood SNF Operations LLC, doing business as Atlas Healthcare, must reinstate Latoya Carter, a worker fired in 2021 after posting complaints about working conditions on Facebook. The decision follows an unfair labor practice charge filed by 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, represented by Jessica E. Harris […]

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 2023. The GRM attorneys recognized are: Amy Gladstein* – Workers’ Rights; Unions Katherine H. Hansen – Unions; Employee Rights Kent Y. Hirozawa – Unions; Employee […]