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by Josh Eidelson | Bloomberg Business Last August a federal judge granted two former Gawker Media interns permission to wage their fight for back pay from the company on behalf of former interns. It was a big win for the plaintiffs, but it raised a question: how to find people […]

By Josh Eidelson | Businessweek.com Last month, when the Supreme Court ruled unanimously against workers suing an Amazon (AMZN) warehouse contractor, the e-commerce giant wasn’t the only winner. That Integrity Staffing Solutions v. Busk decision—declaring that time spent waiting to go through security lines wasn’t “integral and essential” to warehouse […]

By Carl Campanile and Susan Edelman | New York Post After State Police narcotics investigator Richard O’Brien fell off a ladder while repairing his mother’s roof, he lived for only three hours. As the mortally injured cop lay unconscious in the hospital, fellow troopers scrambled to “retire” him on disability, […]

With overwhelming shock and sorrow, we inform you that our friend, partner and mentor Paul Robbins died this morning from a heart attack. From the creation of the firm Nitkin, Alkalay, Handler & Robbins in 1979 through yesterday, Paul was a crucial part of this firm, lending his clear insight, […]

McLaughlin and Stern, is proud to announce that Dena Sisk Foman has achieved an AV Preeminent® rating in Personal Injury, Insurance and Litigation from Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™. This honor signifies that she has be deemed to have very high professional ethics and distinguished legal ability. Only lawyers with the […]