New York State’s Paid Prenatal Leave Law
Effective on January 1, 2025, New York has become the first state in the country to require employers to provide at least 20 hours of paid leave to pregnant employees for their prenatal care...
Complaining To Your Employer About Unlawful Pay Practices
Under federal1 and New York state2 law, it is illegal for your employer to retaliate against you for complaining about unlawful pay practices. Unlawful pay practices include minimum wage3 an...
NY State Rep. Fired Adviser Before Amputation, Suit Says
As it appeared on Law360 Employment Authority. By Grace Elletson A senior adviser for a New York state assembly member hit his former boss with a disability bias suit in state court, claimin...
Bantle & Levy Ranked in the 2024 Edition of Best Law Firms®
Bantle & Levy is proud to announce the firm has earned a Metropolitan Tier 1 ranking for the New York, NY area in the category of Employment Law – Individuals in the 2024 edition of B...
Bantle & Levy Files Suit Against Staten Island Italian Restaurant for Sexual Harassment, Hostile Work Environment, and Labor Law Violations
Bantle & Levy has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Evan Manolakos and Peter Manolakos against their former employers, Patrizia’s Restaurant Group LLC (“Patrizia’s”) and its wholly-ow...
Bantle & Levy Recognized By U.S. News as a Best Law Firm
Bantle & Levy is pleased to announce that we have been recognized in the 2023 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers as one of the “Best Law Firms” in New York City. We have been awar...
Employment Discrimination Case Against Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center
See Decision on Appeal. Bantle & Levy represents Claudia Lefort in an employment discrimination case against her former employer, Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center. In her lawsuit, ...
Sherie Buell Promoted to Partner at Bantle & Levy
Bantle & Levy is proud to announce that Sherie Buell has been promoted to partner. Ms. Buell began as an associate with Bantle & Levy in 2015 and has achieved great success in her ro...
Those with Family Responsibilities Have Workplace Protections in the Era of COVID-19
Since the city’s schools and daycare centers were closed in March 2020, working New York parents have faced an often-impossible balancing act: performing their job responsibilities while s...
Depositions: The Most Important Discovery Tool
Depositions are the key to gathering the evidence which will enable you to prevail at trial. This outline will discuss how to get the most out of your depositions and will focus on questioni...