3 Takeaways From Fired NLRB Member’s Reinstatement Win
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Law360) — National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox’s reinstatement Thursday via district court order restores a quorum allowing the agency…
Homeland Security ends TSA collective bargaining agreement, in effort to dismantle union protections
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Associated Press) — The Department of Homeland Security said Friday that it is ending the collective bargaining agreement with the tens of thousands of…
Why doesn’t New York have a death penalty?
ROCHESTER, NY (WHEC) — The death penalty in New York has experienced significant changes over the decades, Initially struck down in the 1960s and 1970s, it was reinstated in…
Hochul’s, Evans’ advice to private equity: Buy houses somewhere else
ROCHESTER, NY (Rochester Business Journal) — Over the past four years, three out-of-state institutional investment firms by themselves accounted for the purchase of more…
Push back against state deal among striking Coxsackie COs
COXSACKIE, NY (WTEN) — An end may be in sight for the prison strike taking place across New York State. After four days of negotiations between a representative for the…
Federal Workers Score Early Wins to Counter Trump Mass Firings
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Bloomberg Law) — Federal employees are finding openings to overturn Trump administration terminations after a judge questioned the legality of the…
Lawyers Are Worried About Retaliation and Safety Amid Demand Surge
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Law.com) — Swamped with calls and emails from prospective clients whose jobs are on the chopping block, some attorneys who represent federal employees are…
Corrections officers’ strike enters 10th day amid continued legal battles, mediation talks
ROCHESTER, NY (WHAM) — The strike by correction officers across New York has reached its 10th day, with ongoing mediation talks between the state and the union representing…
NY prison staff on medical leave ordered to return to work amid ongoing strike
ALBANY, NY (WRGB) — Tension between New York correction officers and the state remains high as the officer prison strike stretches into its second week. Correction officers…
NYS budget proposal: Marijuana odor can trigger probable cause
ROCHESTER, NY (WROC) — As part of Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposed budget, the odor of marijuana could trigger probable cause for a police officer if someone is driving.…