In Business Insider
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V&As Kara Miller Quoted in Business Insider on lawsuits against Bloomberg NYC

"I believe that there is a culture at the Bloomberg NYC location that is not adequately addressing discrimination and employee complaints," said Kara Miller, a lawyer representing former Bloomberg employee Andreea Orent, who sued the company in August 2017 alleging discrimination and unlawful retaliation over disability. "That's causing more lawsuits than another company might face, which might have more procedures."

Miller said she's aware of other "actions" and "allegations of discrimination" at the company, though declined to go into detail, citing confidentiality.
In New York Law Journal
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New York Law Journal reports on the Appellate Division denying Defendant's motion to compel arbitration and stay the action

"Although defendant and the Union entered into a memorandum of agreement (MOA) in February 2016 that modified the CBA to mandate arbitration for Labor Law claims, plaintiff's employment with defendant ended on approximately August 24, 2015, and neither she nor any other class member who was not employed by defendant when the MOA was entered into is bound by the MOA's arbitration provision"
In Syracuse
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Syracuse reports on V&A's class-action lawsuit against Crowne Plaza Hotel for taking workers’ tips

"Tiara Jocko, a banquet and catering server at the Syracuse hotel since 2013, alleges in the lawsuit filed May 21 in state Supreme Court in Onondaga County that the hotel adds a 22% “service charge” onto banquet customers’ bills but does not give any of the money to its restaurant and catering employees."
In Fordham Law News
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V&A's former legal assistant, Maura Moosnick, was awarded the Peggy Browning Fund fellowship

"Moosnick said this will be an opportunity for her to gain more experience in traditional union representation to build on her previous work in union employee benefits."
In LaborPress
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V&As LaDonna Lusher Quoted in Laborpress on Court of Appeals Arguments Regarding Health Aides 24-Hour Shifts

“We hear these stories routinely,” LaDonna Lusher, a lawyer who frequently represents home health aides, tells LaborPress. “It’s really common for them to have to sleep in armchairs next to the patient.” She argues that as aides are required to be at the workplace for 24 hours straight and that care protocols often dictate that they have to turn the patient over every couple hours at night, they are effectively on duty for the full 24 hours.
In Law360
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Law360 reports on V&As case against Chili’s Grill & Bar parent company Brinker International Inc. on behalf of Chili's Workers

"Named plaintiffs Savannah Barrows and Michael Mendez allege that since 2013, Chili’s Grill & Bar parent company Brinker International Inc. has failed to pay them the correct minimum wage, withheld their tips and has not provided "spread of hour" compensation, which entitles any restaurant employee whose workday runs longer than 10 hours to receive one hour's pay at the basic minimum hourly wage rate under New York Labor Law."
In Law360
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Law360 reports on V&As case against NYU Hospitals on behalf of Security Guards

"Besides neglecting to pay the security guards for “all earned overtime” work, Arroyo said the health care system requires security guards to perform a number of tasks before and after shifts for which they aren’t compensated."
In Law360
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V&As Kara Miller quoted in Law360 on court allowing conditional certification of a collective class for Lululemon employees

“We believe it could encompass about 1,000 people,” she said. “We’re obviously happy with the decision.”
In Bloomberg Law
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V&As Kara Miller Quoted in Bloomberg Law on court granting conditional certification of a collective class for Lululemon employees

"That’s more than 1,000 employees who could join the lawsuit, Kara Miller, an attorney for the Lululemon employee who filed the lawsuit, told Bloomberg Law Aug. 13."
In Law360
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Law360 quotes LaDonna Lusher on V&As case against CBS News, CBS Radio and Simon & Schuster on behalf of the interns

“The law changed drastically for these individuals” between the filing of the cases in 2015 and the settlement, which was reached late last year, said LaDonna Lusher, a lawyer for the interns. “When the case was first filed … it seemed that they had a better opportunity to try to prove their claims in court, then several decisions came down that diminished their chances significantly.”
In Legal News Line
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Legal News Line reports on Virginia & Ambinder's class-action lawsuit against American Airlines Inc.

"The suit states that they agreed to leave their jobs with the defendant in exchange for a specified category of free D2 travel pass privileges for the rest of their lives. They allege the defendant stopped providing these passes and instead gave them an inferior category of pass privileges known as D-2R beginning in September 2014 in breach of the contract."
In LaborPress
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V&As LaDonna Lusher Quoted in Laborpress on Her Speech to Home Care Workers

"The state minimum-wage law requires workers to be paid for all the hours they work, including those when they are on call, lawyer LaDonna Lusher told the rally, but the Department of Labor has “singled this industry out” as an exception."