Morrison & Foerster LLP
Carrie Cohen is an expert in public corruption and state and local government who made a name for herself by prosecuting former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. At Morrison & Foerster – or MoFo – she has assisted the New York City Council in investigations into the behavior of several members, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in a review of overtime practices, and a Rochester City Council probe into the death of Daniel Prude.
54. David Patton
Executive Director and Attorney-in-Chief, Federal Defenders of New York
A federal defender for nearly 20 years, David Patton in 2011 became the executive director and attorney-in-chief of the Federal Defenders of New York, a group that provides representation to those in need. During the coronavirus pandemic, Patton has been representing prisoners who are at high risk of catching the disease, telling Slate that the response by “prosecutors and prison officials to COVID-19 has been hard to fathom.”
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Mayor Bill de Blasio recently signed two bills, Int. No. 1415-A and Int. No. 1396-A, into law (collectively, the “Laws” or “Law”) that will have a dramatic impact on fast-food employment. Effective July 4, 2021, the Laws will subject covered
[1] New York City fast-food restaurant employers to sweeping new obligations that will grant their employees rights and protections typically possessed only by employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement with a union.
In effect, the Laws, which were championed by the Service Employees International Union, grant union-style protections to fast-food employees, prohibiting fast-food employers from terminating or cutting employees’ hours without just cause, and will require employers that lay off employees due to bona fide economic reasons to do so in order of seniority. Such seniority rights are a hallmark of collective bargaining agreements. The Laws will also requ
By MARC BUSSANICH
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January 27, 2021 at 6:27 PM
New York, NY A coalition of five major city unions announced their endorsements for 31 City Council candidates, some of whom will represent the next generation of New York City Council leaders if elected on November 2.
The Labor Strong 2021 coalition represents 362,000 workers in a variety of sectors, including healthcare, building services, telecommunications, hospitality and public service. The unions in the coalition include 32BJ SEIU, Communications Workers of America District 1, District Council 37, Hotel Trades Council and the New York State Nurses Association.
All five unions have traditionally and historically played an important individual role in New York City politics. But this is the first time that they are joining forces to collectively endorse candidates, and they emphasized that they will be committing significant resources to the races that they’ve endorsed.
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
On January 5, 2021, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law two pieces of legislation passed by the
New York City Council, Int. No. 1415-A and Int. No 1396-A, that, when effective in early July 2021, will impose significant obligations on covered New York City fast food industry employers and potentially will pave the way for a great overhaul of the at-will employment system that has long-defined the employer-employee relationship in New York State and New York City.
As detailed below, these bills, which have been pushed by organized labor, expand
New York City’s Fair Workweek Law to provide “Just Cause” protection from discharge and significant reductions in hours for fast food employees, require employers to engage in seniority-based reductions and rehiring if staff reductions are due to bona fide economic reasons, and provide for a private right of action. “A strong, fair recovery starts with protecting working peo