Law Office of Yuriy Moshes Blog

Attorney selection is the most important strategic decision that you will make over the course of your courtroom experience. The attorney you select not only helps guide the entire procession of the lawsuit moving forward, but is also your point of contact for the judge, the other attorneys, and the parties that you are suing…

NYC Council Recently Introduced Two Employment-Related Pieces of Legislation: One to Add a Private Cause of Action to Earned Sick Time Act and the Other to Prohibit Non-Compete Agreements for Certain Employees. On July 20, 2017, the New York City Council introduced two new pieces of legislation relating to employment, Introduction 1667 and Introduction 1663….

In Gaughan v. Rubenstein, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 107042 (S.D.N.Y. July 11, 2017), the Southern District of New York held that a pre-litigation settlement agreement releasing an employer “from any and all claims and rights of any nature whatsoever” is fully enforceable even without being approved by a court or the Department of Labor (“DOL”)….

Even when an applicant with a criminal history has shown extensive rehabilitation efforts and good conduct since the offense in question, many employers still nonetheless discriminate against, and refuse to hire, applicants with criminal records. As such, in 2015, New York City enacted the Fair Chance Act (“FCA”), more commonly known as the “Ban the…

On July 6, 2017, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against M&T Bank Corporation (Civil Action No. 7:17-cv-05077), charging that Hudson City Savings Bank (HCSB), a bank that M&T acquired in 2015, violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)…