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Taking a wait-and-see approach to Ban the Box
The city of Rochester has taken the plunge in enacting legislation that would make it easier for job applicants who have a past criminal conviction to be considered for open positions without being rejected out of hand. Will other municipalities follow suit? Perhaps in the future, but time will tell. The city’s Ban the Box […]
Labor rules to boost employment for vets
WASHINGTON — Veterans and disabled workers who often struggle to find work could have an easier time landing a job under new federal regulations. The rules, announced Tuesday by the Labor Department, will require most government contractors to set a goal of having disabled workers make up at least 7 percent of their employees. The […]
Fourth Department — Employment: Niagara Frontier Transit Metro System, Inc. v. Amalgamated Transit Local Union 1342
Appellate Division, Fourth Department Employment Void — Collective Bargaining Agreement Niagara Frontier Transit Metro System, Inc. v. Amalgamated Transit Local Union 1342 CA 12-00679 Appealed from Supreme Court, Erie County Background: The petitioner and respondent were parties to a series of successive collective bargaining agreements governing the terms and conditions of employment of bargain[...]
US employers post the most jobs in 4 years
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers posted the most job openings in four years in June, a positive sign that hiring may pick up. The Labor Department said Tuesday job openings rose to a seasonally adjusted 3.8 million in June, up from 3.7 million in May. That’s the most since July 2008. Layoffs also fell. The data […]
Cornell program aims to help ex-prisoners secure employment
Finding a job in this economy is hard enough for people without a criminal conviction, but for the hundreds of thousands of people released from federal and state prisons in the U.S. each year, it’s nearly impossible once personnel departments see a conviction on a background check. According to Fedcap, a New York City-based nonprofit […]
Ruling could open door to transgender gay bias claims
The recent ruling from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission holding that transgendered workers can bring employment bias claims under Title VII is a “game changer” in employment discrimination law, and could lead to claims under the act based on sexual orientation. “It is without a doubt a watershed moment,” said Shannon P. Minter, legal director […]
Using temp jobs to find full-time work
Like many people during the Great Recession, the young woman from Queens was struggling professionally. She’d left school because the tuition was burdensome and because her family needed full-time income. So, counter intuitively, the Gloria K. Business Center found her a temp job. A number of them, actually. She was personable, respectful and professional, according […]
Cuomo: 25,000 NYers hired via ‘Jobs Express’
ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo says more than 25,000 New Yorkers have landed jobs in the last four months through the innovative “Jobs Express” website. The state website compiles employment openings in the state jobs bank by region and type of work. Businesses can post openings for free. The state website allows job hunters to […]
Seibold Security to increase sales force
Seibold Security, a leading provider of security systems and bank/credit union operations equipment and service, is expanding its employment base in Rochester and other areas of the state. The move is to keep up with increasing demand for their products and services. Seibold also recently completed sales of more than 24 new ATM units to […]
Rochester continues to add to job numbers
The Rochester area continues to outpace the state and nation in terms of employment and job growth. For the second month in a row, the unemployment rate for the Rochester Metropolitan Area was below 7 percent, coming in at 6.9 percent for November. That compares to 7.7 percent in November 2010, according to figures released […]
Retaliation plaintiff can’t show adverse action
A Title VII retaliation plaintiff could not show that he suffered adverse employment actions after complaining about same-sex harassment by a supervisor, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled in affirming a judgment vacating a jury’s award of $500,000 in punitive damages, Tepperwien v. Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., no. 10-1425-cv (Oct. 31). […]
Ex-offenders in need of employment assistance
As the Judicial Process Commission’s Legal Action Project Director Susan Porter noted, the unemployment rate may be high for the population as a whole, but for those convicted of a crime the unemployment figures are closer to 30 percent.
Case Digests
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Review of another judge’s actions: Opinion 22-153
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Charitable contributions: Opinion 22-150
- Second Circuit – Class action settlement: Moses v. The New York Times Company
- Fourth Department – Breach of contract: Hausrath Landscape Maintenance Inc. v. Caravan Facilities Management LLC
- Second Circuit – New York Child Victim’s Act: Kane v. Mount Pleasant CSD; Coe v. Eastport Union Free School
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Appointing law clerk: Opinion 22-149
- Fourth Department – Bill of particulars: Harris v. Rome Memorial Hospital, et al.
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Accusations against co-judge: Opinion 22-148
- Fourth Department – Medicaid: Washington Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Home v. NYS Dept. of Health
- Fourth Department – Criminal possession of a firearm: People v. Wilson
- Fourth Department – Promoting prostitution: People v. Watts
- Second Circuit – Class certification: Arkansas Teachers Retirement System V. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
Law News
- Fourth Department affirms $400K judgment in contract dispute
- Could legislation limiting non-compete agreements kick off a new era of workplace disputes?
- Fourth Department affirms decision in NY property dispute
- Greenlight Networks selects Buffalo-based attorney as general counsel
- Barclay Damon hires attorney Matt Smith
- Rochester man sues Geneseo police, alleging false arrest, assault
- The Daily Record’s Power List for Intellectual Property 2023
- NY ethics panel says judges can join NRA
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