On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Jun 5, 2023 | Union Representation
A collective bargaining agreement (CBA) helps union workers negotiate with their employers. For instance, players in the NFL have a union, so they use a CBA. This helps to regulate the way that the NFL can interact with the players and establishes their rights. These...
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | May 4, 2023 | Union Representation
Organized employees have more leverage in the workplace than those who interact with an employer independently. Collectively, workers can influence the culture at a company and demand better work conditions and compensation. Sometimes, the advocacy that unionized...
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Mar 21, 2023 | Union Representation
eBay has been around for 27 years, and its employees and the employees of its subsidiaries have never been unionized – until now. TCGPlayer, the online marketplace that facilitates sales and shipments of collectible trading cards for games like “Pokemon” and “Magic:...
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Mar 7, 2023 | New York Labor Law Blog
After one of the biggest employee layoffs in Google’s history, 50+ of the company’s New York employees took to the streets to protest and express their anger over the company’s actions. The protesters included members of the Alphabet Workers Union, a minority union....
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Mar 2, 2023 | Construction Unions, Employee Benefits, New York Labor Law Blog
New York Governor Hochul signed the Warehouse Worker Protection Act (WWPA) into law earlier this year. This new law aims to protect workers from unreasonable work quotas. The law went into effect on February 19, 2023. What does this law do? The law protects warehouse...
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Jan 26, 2023 | New York Labor Law Blog
New York amended its labor law restricting healthcare employers from adding mandatory overtime to nursing staff schedules with few exceptions. The changes come after Gov. Hochul signed a law in late 2022 amending state labor law §167 and will go into effect in...
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Dec 16, 2022 | New York Labor Law Blog
When you think of employment law disputes, maybe you imagine an adversarial system with attorneys, paralegals, discovery requests and expensive bills. There is another way to manage these disputes: alternative dispute resolution (ADR). One type of ADR is mediation....
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Nov 16, 2022 | ERISA
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act, or ERISA, ensures that hard-working adults have financial stability in retirement. The act has specific guidelines that all employers must follow. Employees must ensure they know their rights under ERISA to be sure they’re...
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Sep 26, 2022 | Union Representation
For the second year in a row, the month of “Striketober” looks like a busy one, including 6,300 healthcare workers in Buffalo. Striketober 2022 Riding the momentum of increased union activity that started during the pandemic, the month of October 2021 saw roughly...
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Sep 13, 2022 | Union Representation
New York has long been known as a state with some of the best worker protection policies in place. Once again, global organization Oxfam confirmed this with its annual Best States to Work index for 2022. The Empire State had an overall ranking of No. 5, behind Oregon,...
