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New York Enacts Emergency Protections for Workers in Quarantine

In response to the growing COVID-19/coronavirus pandemic, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law legislation to protect workers in COVID-19-related isolation and quarantine. This emergency legislation mandates sick, disability, and paid family leave for employees in government-ordered isolation or quarantine. The COVID-19 sick leave, is separate from any accrued sick-leave which an employee may already have….

Levy Ratner’s Allyson Belovin Named to City & State’s Power 100 List

Levy Ratner Partner Allyson L. Belovin has been selected as one of City & State’s 100 most impactful members of the New York Law Community. In its March 9th issue, the publication offers a look at the work that earned Belovin’s inclusion in this year’s list: When Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was sued for blocking former Assemblyman…

Moving to Unionize: The State of Arts Work

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Artnet and other news outlets have identified a rising trend: museum workers across the country are unionizing. These acts of organizing in the art world have been framed as a movement sweeping the nation, yet the complexities of unionization for professionals and institutions have remained opaque. This panel discussion will examine the contemporary state of…

David Slutsky

Daniel Ratner

Daniel Engelstein

Richard Levy

Fight for $15

In our role representing the Fast Food Workers Committee, Levy Ratner attorneys helped structure successful workplace actions and demonstrations in New York City that formed a foundation for the national living‑wage movement known as Fight for $15. Micah Wissinger was one of the architects of landmark litigation before the National Labor Relations Board involving McDonald’s Corporation and…

Levy Ratner Champions the Rights of Low‑Wage Workers in Alabama

This case began in 2015 when the Alabama state legislature passed a bill to block the Birmingham City Council’s attempt to raise the minimum wage in Birmingham to $10.10. The wage increase would have made Birmingham the first city in the South to raise its minimum wage. The legislature’s decision to block the wage increase,…

Black and Latino Electricians Win Racial Discrimination Case

The City of New York agreed to pay $155,000, plus attorneys’ fees, to five black and Latino electricians in their claims of race discrimination and retaliation against the FDNY. They were represented by Levy Ratner’s Dana E. Lossia and Robert H. Stroup.