Three Recent Domestic Violence Decisions That Every New York Divorce Lawyer...
In New York, a petitioner is entitled to a final order of protection where it shown that the respondent committed one or more of the crimes defined in the penal law that are said to constitute a...
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BENGALS CHEERLEADERS SETTLE THEIR WAGE CLASS ACTION BUT STILL AREN’T ALLOWED...
Because wage and hour lawyers have already pursued class action lawsuits against nearly all of the obvious targets (restaurants, car washes, pharmaceutical sales, and loan officers, just to name a...
View ArticleHungarian Camerawoman’s Attack on Immigrants Is a Chilling Reminder of the...
Hungarian camerawoman Petra Laszlo’s attack of a refugee and child yesterday has brought about international condemnation of widespread indifference to the plight of refugees. Ms. Laszlo was fired...
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Federal Court Denies Long Island Restaurant’s Bid to Dismiss Executive Chef’s...
A decision issued last week by the Federal Court in Brooklyn breaks new ground in wage and hour law by imposing a hefty evidentiary burden on employers who try to deprive their employees of overtime by...
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Complaint for Wrongful Termination Based on Psychological Disability is...
Marc A. Rapaport February 16, 2016 In its February 11, 2015 decision in Regan v. City of Geneva, the Appellate Court, Fourth Department, reinstated the complaint for disability discrimination of a...
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Attorneys at Rapaport Law Firm Support the Israeli Olympic Athletes
The great nation of Israel was founded in 1948 when the Jewish people returned to their ancestral homeland after enduring centuries of oppression and adversity. In retribution, 850,000 Jews in Arab...
View ArticleAppellate court holds that temporal proximity does not create inference of...
In its October 12, 2016 decision in Tibbetts v. Pelham Union Free School District, the Appellate Division, Second Department, affirmed the granting of summary judgment dismissing the plaintiff’s...
View ArticleAppellate Court Dismisses Teacher’s Defamation Lawsuit Against School...
In its November 23, 2016 decision in Pall v. Roosevelt Union Free Sch. District, the Appellate Division, Second Department, affirmed the granting of summary judgment dismissing the plaintiff’s claim...
View ArticleFederal Court in New York City Questions Veracity of Nail Salon’s Tax Returns...
Nail Salons and other beauty care establishments have become notorious in New York City for their egregious violations of minimum wage and overtime laws. Each day, legions of immigrant women work...
View ArticleWE HONOR THE LEGACY OF EDIE WINDSOR
Edie Windsor, whose same-sex marriage fight led to the landmark Supreme Court ruling that made marriage equality the law of the land, died this week at the age of 88. Ms. Windsor was the plaintiff in...
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