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A National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) judge has ruled that a New York rehabilitation facility illegally fired two employees and a supervisor and engaged in unlawful surveillance during a 2019 union organizing campaign. The decision stems from a case involving NCRNC LLC, which operates as the Northeast Center for Rehabilitation and Brain Injury in Lake […]

1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, represented by Jessica Harris and William Massey of Gladstein, Reif & Meginniss, is backing the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in federal appeals court, defending a ruling that found a New Jersey nursing home operator violated labor law by cutting employees’ hours without union consent. 1199SEIU filed a brief with […]

A federal judge in New York has confirmed an arbitration decision in favor of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East. The decision affects approximately 100,000 home care workers, reinforcing that wage-related disputes under collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) must be resolved through arbitration. 1199SEIU was represented by Laureve Blackstone of Levy Ratner PC and Jim Reif of […]

CareOne at New Milford, a New Jersey nursing home, is asking the D.C. Circuit to overturn a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision that found it unlawfully cut the work hours of unionized employees from 40 hours a week to 37.5 hours a week, arguing the NLRB misapplied the facts and failed to follow proper […]

1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, represented by Katy Hansen of Gladstein Reif & Meginniss, LLP, has petitioned a federal court in New Jersey to compel Manhattanview Healthcare Center to pay nearly $24,000 in overdue 401(k) contributions and accumulated interest, following an arbitration ruling from almost eight years ago. The issue originated in 2012 when 1199SEIU […]

Alameda Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare Inc., a New Jersey nursing home, must compensate unionized employees for missed employer 401(k) matching contributions after its retirement plan lapsed for nearly a year, according to a decision by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The ruling partially overturns an earlier administrative law judge’s finding. The union representing […]

The Second Circuit affirmed $100,000 in sanctions against Alaris Health at Hamilton Park and subcontractor Confidence Management Systems LLC for failing to comply with an arbitrator’s order requiring them to adhere to a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) and produce payroll records for unionized workers. The workers are represented by 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, whose […]

As it appeared on NPR. By: Hansi Lo Wang A group of New York City emergency medical service workers who gave interviews to the news media, including NPR, are suing the city for allegedly retaliating against them after speaking about their experiences responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday with the […]

A federal appeals court has upheld a decisive victory for union workers, affirming that a New Jersey healthcare company violated federal labor law by unlawfully delaying the reinstatement of striking employees. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reinforced the National Labor Relations Board’s ruling that workers who strike to protest unfair labor […]

“The CUNY School Of Labor And Urban Studies Appoints Labor Lawyer Ellen Dichner As Distinguished Lecturer In Labor Studies” CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies press release, November 1, 2019