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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,...
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Sep 12, 2022 | Hotel And Restaurant Unions
The Seattle-based coffee chain Starbucks continues to find itself in turmoil related to its workers’ rights when it comes to unions. On Sept. 2, New York City filed a lawsuit against the company after Starbucks fired a longtime barista who also happened to be a union...
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Aug 15, 2022 | Hotel And Restaurant Unions, Union Representation
Starbucks is one of the largest corporations currently fighting its employees’ bid to join the union. Obviously, New York State is a hotbed for this issue because the two stores in Buffalo were the first company-owned stores to go union. New York City also features...
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Jul 12, 2022 | Union Representation
In a recent post, we discussed how unions seem to be making a comeback in the American workforce. It is natural for interest in these matters to fluctuate and change, just as society and times change. However, there are a few factors that seem to have led to this...
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | May 4, 2022 | Hotel And Restaurant Unions
More than two years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the New York City tourist industry is still struggling to find its footing. Particularly hard hit is the hospitality industry, where roughly 60 percent of hotel workers remain unemployed. A hotel owner...
