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On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Sep 10, 2023 | Union Representation
Employees working at a business have certain rights protected by state and federal statutes. Some of the most important basic rights of workers include the right to organize with one another. Otherwise, employees might have no choice but to accept misconduct from an...
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Aug 2, 2023 | Hotel And Restaurant Unions
For a while, it seemed like “union” was becoming a dirty word. People seemed to believe that unions were somehow responsible for the fact that numerous large U.S. manufacturing companies were outsourcing their work (or just moving) overseas, where labor was cheap and...
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Jul 10, 2023 | Union Representation
A recent landmark ruling by the United States Supreme Court holds that labor unions may be liable for intentionally causing economic harm to employers. This decision establishes that the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) does not necessarily shield unions from...
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....
