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Levy Ratner Partner Allyson Belovin Publishes Article in ABA Journal of Labor and Employment Law 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.
8 Levy Ratner Lawyers Named to Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment & Civil Rights Lawyers
Levy Ratner is proud to announce that Allyson Belovin, Laureve Blackstone, Pam Jeffrey, Carl Levine, Dana Lossia, Dan Ratner, Bob Stroup, and Micah Wissinger were listed on the 2022 LAWDRAGON 500 LEADING PLAINTIFF EMPLOYMENT & CIVIL RIGHTS LAWYERS.
New National Labor Relations Board Guidance to Ensure Immigrants Have Access to Worker Protections
On May 2, 2022, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo released new guidance to ensure immigrant workers are protected under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to freely exercise their rights to organize and take action to improve their working conditions. The guidance instructs regional NLRB offices to distribute information and advise witnesses…
New Law Requires Employers to Provide Notice of Individual Employee Surveillance in New York
On May 7, 2022, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed an amendment to the New York State Civil Rights Law requiring every private sector employer that engages in internet, telephonic, or email monitoring of its employees to notify them about such surveillance practices. The law, Senate Bill 2628, applies to employers who intercept or monitor…
NYC Amends and Delays Implementation of Pay Transparency Law
On April 28, 2022, the New York City Council voted to push implementation of the city’s new pay transparency law to November 1, 2022, along with various amendments. The pay transparency law was originally scheduled to take effect on May 15, 2022. The pay transparency law was overwhelmingly passed in December 2021 and makes it…
New Laws in New York State Strengthen Protections Against Workplace Harassment and Retaliation
On March 16, 2022, New York Governor Hochul signed two important laws to strengthen protections against workplace harassment and retaliation. S.5870 prohibits the release of personnel files as a retaliatory action against employees and S.812B establishes a toll-free confidential hotline for complaints of workplace sexual harassment Legislation S.812B requires the Division of Human Rights to…
Levy Ratner’s Allyson Belovin Appointed to Law360 Labor Editorial Board
Levy Ratner is proud to announce Allyson Belovin’s appointment to the editorial board for the labor section of Law360. As a member of the editorial board, Belovin will provide insights on issues and trends in labor law, as well as offer feedback on Law360 coverage.
Congress Ends Mandatory Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Claims
Both houses of the U.S. Congress overwhelmingly passed legislation that is now headed to President Biden’s desk to end forced arbitration of sexual assault and harassment claims. When signed, the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 would amend the Federal Arbitration Act to essentially void and prohibit the enforcement…
What does New York State’s New Whistleblower Law Mean?
Effective January 22, 2022, New York State’s amended whistleblower law significantly expands section 740 of the New York Labor Law to provide greater protections to whistleblowers against employer retaliation. Under the recent amendments, employees include former employees and independent contractors. By including former employees, the new law protects employees against a former employer’s retaliatory actions…