Sanford Heisler Sharp LLP | 20th Anniversary 2004 - 2024
Sanford Heisler Sharp LLP | 20th Anniversary 2004 - 2024

Contact Us

Month: June 2017

Collaboration Between NYCLU, LSCNY & Sanford Heisler Sharp Ends Youths’ Isolation in Syracuse Justice Center Jail

On Behalf of | Jun 30, 2017 |

Posted June 30th, 2017. Settlement Will Improve Mental Health and Educational Services For Onondaga County Juveniles Continued collaboration between lawyers at the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), and Legal Services of Central New York (LSCNY) resulted in a significant victory for youth incarcerated in Syracuse, New York’s Justice Center jail.  A settlement with the Onondaga County Sherriff’s Office and…

read more

Sanford Heisler Sharp is investigating General Electric for Possible Violations of the Employment Income Retirement Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) Related to General Electric’s Management of Its 401(k) Plan

On Behalf of | Jun 12, 2017 |

Posted June 12th, 2017. For more information, contact Jamie Moss, newsPRos,, [email protected] SAN DIEGO, June 9, 2017 – today announced it is investigating GE’s management of its 401(k) Plan.  Each year thousands of GE employees invest hundreds of millions of dollars in GE’s 401(k) Plan, which likely represents their primary tool for retirement planning and savings.  Employees trust GE to construct a stellar plan that offered…

read more

New York City Fast Food and Retail Workers Look Forward to Fair Scheduling and Work Hours

by | Jun 6, 2017 | ,

New York City workers and employee advocates cheered as the city last week passed legislation designed to protect some of its most vulnerable workers.  After being approved by the City Council on May 24, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed the Fair Work Week legislative package into law on May 30, 2017, stating that “thousands of people are going to gain…

read more

Groundbreaking Cases in the Seventh Circuit May Have Far-Reaching Effects For LGBTQ Employees

On Behalf of | Jun 2, 2017 |

For the second time in just two months, the Chicago-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has issued a ground-breaking ruling that will have an enormous impact on countless gender discrimination cases involving LGBTQ people. In April, the Seventh Circuit overturned itself and broke ranks with its sister by holding that employment discrimination “because of sex,” which is…

read more

California Financial Elder Abuse Statute – A Powerful Weapon for California’s Seniors

by | Jun 1, 2017 | ,

America’s population is aging. As people age, their mental faculties can diminish. They can become isolated, dependent, and frightened.  Seniors who accumulated wealth over their lifetimes become attractive targets for unscrupulous people who prey on their vulnerabilities. It generally begins rather simply. A senior citizen with limited investment knowledge and/or limited English skills opens a brokerage account and deposits some…

read more

Continuing Race and Gender Pay Gaps Prompt New Responses

On Behalf of | Jun 1, 2017 |

The fact that women, and black and Hispanic employees of all genders, continue to be paid less for the same work is gaining increasing national attention and is the focus of a variety of new laws, regulations, and lawsuits.[1] Evidence of Continuing Pay Disparities Data from the census show that large racial and gender pay disparities remain in the U.S.…

read more

Categories

 

Subscribe To This Blog’s Feed