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DA honored for work on unemployment fraud
Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley has been presented with a Certification of Merit from the New York State Department of Labor, for recovering more than $2 million during her time in office. Since 2012, the DA’s Office recovered the money from people convicted of unemployment insurance fraud. In 2012, Doorley created the Economics Crime […]
NY plans hearings about ‘on-call’ scheduling for workers
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has told labor officials to gather input on the practice of scheduling retail and other workers with short notice. The results could shape potential regulation. Cuomo said Saturday the Labor Department will hold hearings on what’s known as “on-call,” ”just-in-time” and “call-in” scheduling. Worker advocates say it can leave employees sc[...]
Labor Department collects $21 million
New York state leads the nation in the number of recoveries made through a partnership with the US Department of Treasury’s Treasury Offset Program. More than 19,000 individuals who filed fraudulent unemployment insurance claims have had their federal tax refunds intercepted, which returned $21 million over the past six months to the Unemployment Insurance Trust […]
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 […]
Senate nears approval of Labor Department chief
WASHINGTON — The Senate moved toward approval Thursday of President Barack Obama’s choice to head the Labor Department after lawmakers, by the thinnest of margins, honored a bipartisan pact and removed procedural obstacles that had been blocking the nomination. The chamber was expected to confirm Thomas Perez as labor secretary by a near party-line roll […]
Nearly 3,300 jobs saved in 2012
The state Labor Department’s Shared Work program is being credited with saving 3,280 jobs in 2012. Commissioner Peter M. Rivera urges any employer in New York who is considering layoffs to immediately contact the Labor Department to get help in retaining workers. “As New York’s job growth continues, we also need to do everything possible […]
US unemployment aid applications decline to 366K
WASHINGTON — Fewer Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, indicating companies continue to hire at a modest but steady pace. The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly applications for unemployment benefits fell 5,000 to a seasonally adjusted 366,000. The four-week average, a less volatile measure, dropped to 350,500, the lowest in nearly five years. The […]
US job openings barely grew in November
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers advertised about the same number of jobs in November as in October, suggesting hiring will stay modest over the next few months. The Labor Department says job openings ticked up 11,000 last month to 3.67 million. That’s about 12 percent more than were advertised in the same month a year ago. […]
New jobs report brings subdued reaction
Throughout the presidential race, politicians, analysts, pollsters and financial markets became fixated on one monthly economic report: unemployment. Its trajectory was seen as a good barometer on whether President Barack Obama would be re-elected. He was. And now the jobs reports have faded to become part of the background noise as Obama heads for his […]
US employers post fewest jobs in 5 months
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers posted fewer job openings in September after advertising more in August than first estimated. The report suggests hiring will likely remain modest in the coming months. The Labor Department said Tuesday that job openings dropped by 100,000 to 3.56 million, the fewest in five months. August’s openings were revised up to […]
Kodak plans to lay off 91 workers in Rochester
Eastman Kodak Co. plans to lay off 91 workers at its Rochester operations in June. The Democrat and Chronicle reports that the company has filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act notice with the state Labor Department about the layoffs. According to the filing, 26 jobs are to be cut on June 17 and […]
Unemployment rate falls to lowest since March 2009
WASHINGTON — The U.S. unemployment rate fell last month to its lowest level in more than 2 1/2 years. More Americans out of work either found jobs or gave up looking and were no longer counted as unemployed. The Labor Department said Friday that the unemployment rate dropped sharply to 8.6 percent, down from 9 […]
Case Digests
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Attorney misconduct: Opinion 22-164
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Independently written bench book: Opinion 22-163
- Fourth Department – Suppression: People v. Saeli
- Second Circuit – RICO: Horn v. Medical Marijuana Inc.
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Uncompensated interview: Opinion 22-159
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Uncompensated guest speaker: Opinion 22-158
- Fourth Department – Negligent performance: Rosenthal v. Syracuse University, et al.
- Second Circuit – Visual Artists Rights Act: Kerson v. Vermont Law School Inc.
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Former foreclosure referee: Opinion 22-157
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – College honorarium: Opinion 22-156
- Second Circuit – Reasonable accommodation: Tafolla v. Heilig
- Fourth Department – Labor Law: Primisch v. Peroxychem LLC
Law News
- Appeals court upholds Supreme Court ruling
- Assistant district attorney appointed City Court judge by Rochester mayor
- Murder conviction affirmed despite trial judge error
- NY appeals court upholds conviction in burglary case
- Federal lawsuit reinstated against jail officer over strip search, delayed release
- Hyzon to pay $25M penalty to settle alleged fraud charges by SEC
- NY appeals court reinstates lawsuit over contract to remove snow
- Fourth Department affirms $400K judgment in contract dispute
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