Employment & Labor Law
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Evan J. Spelfogel Leads Commercial Mediation Training at Fordham Law
05/28/2025On May 20–22, Phillips Nizer Senior Counsel Evan J. Spelfogel co-chaired and assisted in teaching a three-day Commercial Mediation Training Program at Fordham University School of Law. The course, chaired and taught by Mr. Spelfogel with prominent mediator Simeon H. Baum, was co-sponsored by Fordham Law and the Dispute Resolution Section of the New York State Bar Association.
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Phillips Nizer LLP Ranked by Best Law Firms® in 202511/07/2024
New York, NY, August 17, 2024 -- Phillips Nizer LLP has been recognized in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms®, a testament to its unwavering commitment to legal excellence. Ranked by Best Law Firms in 7 practice areas and regionally in 8 practice areas, Phillips Nizer LLP has distinguished itself in the legal industry, earning this prestigious accolade. Phillips Nizer previously announced the inclusion of eight attorneys in the 2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Read full announcement.
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Regina E. Faul appointed Chair of the New York City Bar Association's Labor & Employment Law Committee effective September 1, 202408/30/2024
Congratulations to our partner and Chair of the Labor and Employment practice on her appointment to Chair of the New York City Bar Association's Labor and Employment Law committee and to Evan J. Spelfogel on his appointment to Secretary of the Committee.
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Effective August 28, 2024, New York State will join New York City in placing requirements on the hiring of freelancers with the New York State “Freelance Isn’t Free Act"07/30/2024
Effective Date: Enacted on November 22, 2023 and initially scheduled to become effective on May 20, 2024, New York State’s Freelance Isn’t Free Act (“FIFA”) now has an effective date of August 28, 2024. All FIFA requirements will be effective as of that date and not retroactively.
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Phillips Nizer LLP Ranked by Best Law Firms® in 202411/06/2023
Phillips Nizer LLP has been recognized in the 2024 Edition of Best Law Firms®, ranked by Best Lawyers®, nationally in 8 practice areas and regionally in 9 practice areas.
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Four Phillips Nizer Attorneys Participated in a Panel Discussion for the Business Of Women Entrepreneurs (WE) 2023 Annual Summit10/17/2023
Phillips Nizer was proud to sponsor the Business of Women Entrepreneurs (WE) 2023 Annual Summit on Oct 16. Regina E. Faul, chair of Phillips Nizer’s Employment and Labor Law practice facilitated a panel of the firm’s attorneys discussing what business owners need to know from a legal perspective. Panelists included: Amanda Benishai, Associate, Real Estate and Litigation, Caitlin Breen, Associate, Employment and Labor Law and Karr Washington, Associate, Intellectual Property.
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New York State Pay Transparency Law Takes Effect September 17, 202309/15/2023
Effective September 17, 2023, New York employers with four or more employees must comply with certain statutory disclosure requirements when advertising for positions physically within and some outside the workplace or office. The law applies to advertising for available jobs, promotions, and transfer opportunities. “Covered employers” also includes employment agents, agencies, and recruiters regardless of size, excepting temporary help firms. “Advertise” is defined as “to make available to a pool of potential applicants for internal or public viewing, including electronically, a written description of an employment opportunity.”
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U.S. News - BestLawyers® Recognized Phillips Nizer LLP as One of the Nation's "Best Law Firms" for 202302/10/2023
U.S. News - BestLawyers® recognized Phillips Nizer LLP as one of the nation's "Best Law Firms" for 2023. The annual rankings are presented in three tiers. A total of eleven areas of the firm's practice were recognized nationally, and in the New York City and New Jersey areas. The rankings were announced on November, 2022.
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PN Labor Alert - Important Reminder for Employers - Compliance Deadline for NY HERO Act is August 5, 2021
07/30/2021NYS DOL has provided guidance to employers on the immediate requirements for compliance with the NY HERO Act, as previously covered in our last alert. By August 5, 2021, employers must have adopted airborne infectious disease exposure plans. Employers face a $50 per day penalty in place for failure timely to adopt a plan. Employers can create a plan following NYSDOL standards or use a Model Plan created by the NYSDOL.
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PN Practical News - The Biden Labor Agenda - April 202104/28/2021
When former Boston Mayor and construction trades union member and leader Marty Walsh was confirmed as the 29th U.S. Secretary of Labor on March 22, 2021, he became the first union member Secretary since the 1970s. Walsh’s background, priorities and experience point to a significantly more pro-labor agenda than in recent years, and early action on a number of major labor initiatives, including rollbacks of Trump labor regulations.
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U.S. News-Best Lawyers® (2021)11/05/2020
U.S. News - BestLawyers® recognized Phillips Nizer LLP as one of the nation's "Best Law Firms" for 2021. The annual rankings are presented in three tiers. A total of eleven areas of the firm's practice were recognized nationally and in the New York City metropolitan area. The rankings were announced on November 5, 2020.
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U.S. News - BestLawyers® (2019)08/15/2018
Best Lawyers® recognized Alan Behr, Helene M. Freeman, Michael W. Galligan, Donald P. Perry, Evan J. Spelfogel, Martin B. Wasser and Elliot J. Wiener.
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Zur Information - Scheinselbstständigkeit nach US-Recht - Employees vs. Independent Contractors (Sommer/Summer 2018)Sommer/Summer 2018 | Phillips Nizer LLP
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Zur Information - Jumpstart Our Business Startups Crowdfunding und der JOBS Act (Herbst/Fall 2012)Herbst/Fall 2012 | Phillips Nizer LLP