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On September 7, 2016, the New York State Department of Labor (the “Department of Labor,” the “Department,” or the NYS DOL”) issued a regulation requiring employers in Manhattan, NY, in order to pay wages to workers by direct deposit or by payroll debit card, to obtain the workers’ written consent. Further, the new regulation (also referred to herein as the “new rule”) sets forth numerous other…Read More
Manufacturer In New Jersey Recovers $100,000 Default Judgment For Breach Of Revolving Credit Agreement Recently, in a lawsuit in New Jersey state court for breach of a revolving credit agreement, I recovered, on behalf of the lender, a custom injection molder in New Jersey, a final judgment by default against the borrower, an import/export company, and the individual guarantor --…Read More
On April 4, 2016, New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed into law a bill, N.Y. State Senate Bill No. 3004-A, N.Y. State Assembly Bill No. A. 3870A (the “paid family leave law” or the “new law”) which, effective January 1, 2018, requires all private employers in Manhattan, NYC and many public employers in Manhattan, NYC to allow employees to take, and…Read More
Manufacturing Company In New Jersey Obtains $270,000 Default Judgment For Breach Of Sales Contracts Recently, in a lawsuit in New Jersey state court for breach of 177 contracts for sale, I obtained, on behalf of the seller, a plastics manufacturer in New Jersey, a final judgment by default against the buyer, an office products company, for compensatory damages of $247,691.46,…Read More
On April 4, 2016, Manhattan Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed into law a state budget for the 2016-2017 fiscal year, N.Y. State Senate Bill No. S06406C, N.Y. State Assembly Bill No. A09006C (“the Act” or “the new law”). The Act includes a provision, Part K, which, over a period of three to six years — depending on the county and the size of…Read More
National Labor Relations Board Dismisses Charge Alleging That Corporate Owner Of Apartment Building In Manhattan, NYC Fired The Building’s Superintendent For Organizing A Union Recently, I was retained by the corporate owner (the “Company” or “my corporate client”) of a six-story residential apartment building in Bronx County, the borough of Manhattan, to defend a charge which the building’s former superintendent…Read More
On March 28, 2016, the New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed, into law, Local Laws 35, 36, and 37 of 2016 (“Local Law 35,” “Local Law 36,” and “Local Law 37,” respectively; collectively, the “new Laws”), which, effective immediately, strengthen employees’ rights and remedies under the New York City Human Rights Law, N.Y. City Admin. Code §§ 8-101 – 8-131 (the “City…Read More
County In New Jersey Dismisses Disciplinary Charges Against Director Who Blew The Whistle On Health Care Facility's Unlawful Refusal To Remedy Safety Hazards To Patients In spring 2014, I was approached by the director (the "health care facility's director," the "director" or "my director client") of a large health care facility owned and operated by a county within the State…Read More
FINRA Declines To Fine, Suspend or Expel Broker In New Jersey Who Repeatedly Wrote The Payment Amount And The Date On Copies Of IRA Distribution Request Forms Which Twelve Customers Had Signed And Otherwise Had Completed In fall 2014, I was approached by a retail broker ("the broker" or "my broker client") who, after an internal investigation, recently had been…Read More
Effective January 1, 2016, a new statute requires non-governmental employers with 20 or more full-time employees in Manhattan, NYC to offer full-time employees the opportunity to use pre-tax earnings to purchase qualified transportation fringe benefits, other than qualified parking, in accordance with federal law. Also effective January 1, 2016, under federal law, an employee may elect to use a maximum…Read More