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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

A New York state court has dismissed Uber’s lawsuit challenging the city’s cap on the number of for-hire vehicles allowed on city streets. The decision marks the latest defeat for Uber in its legal battles with the city over regulations that target e-hailing services. James Reif, a partner at Gladstein, Reif & Meginniss LLP and […]

In a significant win for union advocates, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld a National Labor Relations Board ruling that a New Jersey-based rehabilitation and skilled nursing facility violated federal labor law by withholding improved healthcare benefits from 200 employees during a union election. The Union was represented in the litigation […]

Former National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) member Kent Hirozawa has rejoined Gladstein, Reif & Meginniss LLP as a partner, the firm announced Tuesday. A longtime labor lawyer, Hirozawa returns to the firm after his term at the NLRB expired in 2016. He originally spent over two decades at Gladstein Reif prior to his appointment to […]

Two senior students at Fordham University publicly warned classmates about longstanding harassment allegations against associate philosophy professor William Jaworski, resulting in a university investigation and disciplinary charges against the students. Jaworski had been the subject of numerous formal and informal complaints over more than a decade, with substantiated cases involving sexual harassment and unprofessional conduct. […]

Woodcrest Health Care Center in New Milford, New Jersey, has been ordered by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to retroactively provide health benefit improvements and back pay to a group of workers it excluded just days before a union vote. The NLRB found that the nursing home violated federal labor laws by denying the […]

A New York State appellate court has revived a legal challenge by two tenured professors at New York University’s School of Medicine who are contesting involuntary salary reductions linked to external funding requirements. The professors, Marie Monaco and Herbert Samuels, represented by Katherine Hansen and Beth Margolis of Gladstein, Reif & Meginniss, LLP, argue that […]

By Jana Kasperkevic As it appeared in the Guardian – https://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/sep/30/maria-fernandes-dunkin-donuts-part-time-work-hours-schedule-crisis\ All Maria Fernandes wanted was a nap. Juggling three jobs, her only opportunity to do so was to sleep in her car after she drove from one job to another. All three of her jobs were with Dunkin’ Donuts. Each was at a different location. […]

By Julia Marsh As it appeared in the New York Post – https://nypost.com/2014/07/18/profs-sue-nyu-over-pay-cuts-allegedly-tied-to-lack-of-grant-money/ Two longtime NYU medical professors are suing the school, claiming their salaries were slashed because they didn’t bring in enough grant money — even though their research data were destroyed during Hurricane Sandy. Physiologist Dr. Marie Monaco — who has been a vocal […]