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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 2022. This honor, based entirely on peer review, is awarded to attorneys who demonstrate the highest levels of legal skill and ethical integrity. The […]

Four New York City EMTs and their union are urging a Manhattan federal judge to rule that the city violated their constitutional rights by restricting their work after they spoke publicly about the harsh conditions they faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. They are represented by Walter Meginniss Jr. and Amelia Tuminaro of Gladstein, Reif & […]

Two professors at NYU’s Grossman School of Medicine are at the center of a growing controversy over academic freedom, due process, and racial profiling. Represented by Kent Hirozawa of Gladstein, Reif & Meginniss LLP, the professors—both of Chinese descent—were suspended by the university amid allegations of failing to disclose research collaborations and funding connected to […]

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 […]