212.627.8100
On December 21, 2022, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a statewide pay transparency law. Like the NYC pay transparency law, this state law requires employers to list salary ranges for all advertised jobs and promotions. Under the New York State pay transparency law, employers must disclose the compensation or a range of…
Author Archives: Levy Ratner
The Speak Out Act: Empowering Victims of Workplace Harassment
On December 7, 2022, President Biden signed the Speak Out Act into law. The Speak Out Act aims to empower victims of workplace sexual assault and harassment by limiting enforcement of pre-dispute nondisclosure and nondisparagement clauses in employment contracts. Under the Speak Out Act, employers may no longer enforce nondisclosure and nondisparagement clauses that were…
New York Law Protects Workers’ Leave Rights
On November 21, 2022, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law legislation meant to protect workers from being disciplined for taking protected leave. The law takes effect on February 19, 2023. The new law amends and expands section 215 of the New York Labor Law, which generally provides workers protection from retaliation by their…
Levy Ratner Celebrates a Wi for Black and Hispanic Police Officers
Levy Ratner celebrates with our co-counsel, Lichten and Liss-Riordan, P.C., our recent victory representing Black and Hispanic police officers challenging discriminatory police sergeant promotion exams used in numerous Massachusetts cities and towns between 2005 and 2012. On October 27, 2022, the Court concluded that the Massachusetts Human Resources Division, the state agency that created the…
Levy Ratner Once Again Recognized by U.S. News & World Report
Levy Ratner is proud to be recognized by the 2023 “Best Law Firms” awards published in partnership with U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers as a Tier 1 firm in employment law and labor law.
NYC’s Salary Transparency Law Now in Effect
On November 1, 2022, New York City’s pay transparency law went into effect. Although passed in December 2021, the City Council delayed implementation to clarify and improve certain aspects of the law. The pay transparency law, a part of the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL), will be enforced by the New York City…
David Slutsky Named 2023 Labor Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers
Levy Ratner’s David Slutsky was once again recognized by Best Lawyers as Labor Lawyer of the Year for 2023. Levy Ratner’s Allyson Belovin, Laureve Blackstone, Pamela Jeffrey, Carl Levine, Daniel Ratner, and Robert Stroup were also recognized by Best Lawyers for 2023.
Navigating Union Access on Employer Property
Levy Ratner Associate Alek Felstiner, along with law clerk Natalie Grieco, recently published an article examining National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo’s Advice Memo in which she indicates that the NLRB may restore union access to employer property that is open to the public. The memo comes after two 2019 Board decisions which…
Levy Ratner Represents Nikole Hannah-Jones in UNC Settlement
Levy Ratner is proud to represent Nikole Hannah-Jones, alongside our co-counsel the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. and Ferguson, Chambers & Sumter, P.A., and pleased to announce that our client has reached a settlement with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Allyson Belovin Publishes Article on NLRB Union Representation Rules
Levy Ratner Partner Allyson Belovin recently published, along with W. Jonathan Martin II, an article examining changes to the National Labor Relations Board’s rules governing the procedures for union representation in the ABA Journal of Labor and Employment Law. The article can be read here.