Retired NYPD chief sues department over alleged ‘glass ceiling’ for female officers Read More…

Ex-NYPD chief demoted by police commissioner due to her gender: lawsuit Read More…

Top NYPD Ranks Closed To Women, 34-Year Veteran Claims Read More…

Top NYPD Chief Quits and Sues Force, Citing Glass Ceiling’ for Women Officers Read More…

A Former Chief Has Accused the NYPD of Rampant Gender Discrimination Read More…

Lawsuit claims NYPD denies women top leadership roles Read More…

NYPD accused by former chief of creating a “glass ceiling” for women in police force Read More…

I-TEAM: Three-Star Chief Files Suit Against the NYPD See Interview Here…

Ex-NYPD chief files lawsuit claiming gender discrimination against females See Interview Here…

Lissett Ferreira inducted as Corresponding Secretary at the New York Women’s Bar Association 85th Anniversary Celebration and Award Ceremony.  Read more…

Lissett Ferreira presented at the New York Women’s Bar Association’s Elder Law & Disability Committee Virtual Meeting Fireside Chat: Challenges & Opportunities in Elder Law Practice.  Read more…

Shelley Ann Quilty-Lake provided remarks about the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) at the Irish American Bar Association of New York’s (IABANY) “Zoomsday” Celebration of James Joyce’s Ulysses, to raise funds in support of EJI. View video…

Lissett Ferreira presented Mastering Medicaid Spend-downs, Government & Elder Benefits.  Read more…

Colleen M. Meenan and Jonathan Bernstein co-presented Your HR Questions in the Time of the Coronavirus.  Read more…

Jonathan Bernstein presented a CLE on A Primer on COVID-19 Protections for Employers and Employees: Examining New Relief Programs and Existing Employee Protection Laws.  Read more…

Shelley Ann Quilty-Lake presented “Keep Informed: COVID-19 Employment Law Updates” at the Irish Business Organization of New York Virtual Evening Networking Event.  Read more…

Lissett Ferreira presented a CLE on COVID-19 & the Impact on the Elderly: How to File Medicaid Applications, Execute Wills Remotely, and Handle Guardianship Proceedings in New York.  Read more…

Shelley Ann Quilty-Lake presented with the Belfast Homecoming Ambassador Medal at the 2019 their Homecoming Banquet.  Read more…

Shelley Ann Quilty-Lake honored by the Emerald Isle Immigration Center at their 2019 Fall Fundraiser.  Read more…

Irish Echo announces Shelley Ann Quilty-Lake as recipient of the 2019 Justice Ambassador Award and recognized as a 2019 Irish Echo’s 40 under 40 recipient.  Read more…

New York Women’s Bar Association announces nomination of Lissett Ferreira for director position on the Board. Read more…

Elder & Disabilities Law Committee of New York Women’s Bar Association, co-chaired by Lissett Ferreira, co-sponsors event with Judges and Lawyers Breast Cancer Alert: The Power of Planning.  Read more…

Colleen M. Meenan lectured at the New York Women’s Bar Association on A Legal Roadmap for Addressing the Widespread Finciancial Exploitation of the Elderly and Disability. Read more…

Lissett Ferreira presented a CLE on Supplemental Needs Trusts in NY Personal Injury Cases. Read more…

Lissett Ferreira presented a CLE on the Nuts & Bolts of Medicaid Asset Protection Trusts in New York. Read more…

Lissett Ferreira featured in Lawline’s Top Women Faculty of 2018.  Read more…

Lissett Ferreira was the first guest speaker on The Blame Game, a podcast created by personal injury attorney, Jonathan Ratchik. Lissett spoke about the importance of having a document appointing an agent to control the disposition of your remains, and letting people know your wishes for cremation or burial..Read More…

Approximately 1,000 media workers lost their jobs in mid-January when companies like BuzzFeed, Huffington Post and Gannett announced layoffs.Read More…

All Patricia Phillip wanted to do was live out her days in her apartment in Harlem’s Taft Houses — but her home was no longer hers.Read More…

When a New York City police officer is told he can no longer do his job because he wears hearing aids, what does he do? He calls HLAA. Find out how Daniel Carione fought for the job he loved, got NYPD policy changed, and educated a lot of people about hearing loss. Read More…

We are canceling today’s 4PM press conference because we are close to reaching a last minute settlement agreement.Read More…

NYC Cops Who Were Forced to Retire for Wearing Hearing Aids Will Get Their Day in Court”Read More…

Workers at celebrity chef Mario Batali’s New York City eatery Del Posto have settled a lawsuit against the restaurant with an agreement that gives them $1.15 million, as well as paid vacation and sick days for them and fellow employees.Read More…

Law360, New York (September 25, 2012, 2:33 PM EDT) — Celebrity chef Mario Batali’s New York City restaurant Del Posto has agreed to serve up $1.15 million and provide workers with paid sick leave, settling a lawsuit Monday in which employees…Read More…

Celebrity chef Mario Batali has agreed to settle another lawsuit brought by workers at his acclaimed restaurant, Del Posto, paying $1.15 million and granting employees a scarce commodity in the dining industry: Read More…

NEW YORK (AP) — Workers at celebrity chef Mario Batali’s New York City eatery Del Posto have settled a lawsuit against the restaurant with an agreement that gives them $1.15 million, as well as paid vacation and sick days for them and fellow employees.Read More…

The Bronx DA’s office previously announced that the police officers who beat 19-year-old Bronx resident Jateik Reed in January weren’t being investigated for committing a crime, Read More…

ALBANY — The state has agreed to pay more than $50,000 to end a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by a parole officer who accused top state officials of targeting him in a witch hunt after he testified about problems at the Division of Parole during a legislative hearing six years ago.Read More…

MONTICELLO — The Sullivan County Legislature has empowered the county attorney to settle a federal case brought by a former county correction officer against Sheriff Mike Schiff.Read More…

The New York Police Department’s policy regarding a job candidate’s hearing ability is straightforward enough: Applicants who fail a basic hearing test will not be hired as officers.Read More…

The state’s highest court on Thursday upheld lower courts’ findings that two former New York City police supervisors had been retaliated against after a disagreement with a commander who now heads the department’s entire patrol force.Read More…

The Bronx Catholic school principal forced to resign over alleged “inappropriate images” on his computer has been accused by former staffers of other improprieties.Read More…

TWO EMERGENCY Medical Service lieutenants who charged they were passed over for promotions because of their race settled their lawsuit against the FDNY yesterday – and will get to sit down with a top fire official to urge reform. Read More…

A city water worker who was arrested after a noise complaint over his operating a jackhammer on the job is suing the city in federal court for false arrest, his imprisonment, and the humiliation he endured.Read More…

(NEW YORK, March 6, 2001) — Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund is urging a federal appeals court to uphold an order that the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico pay plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fees after a long, successful fight to strike down a Police Department rule that forbade officers from associating in any context with any gay person.Read More…

A black New York City police officer has filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Stamford and the Metro-North Railroad, saying that she was stopped, questioned and detained by Stamford and Metro-North police officers because of her race.Read More…

Two police officers filed a suit against the Police Department yesterday charging that they had been subjected to years of anti-gay harassment, including cruel taunts and humiliating assaults, at the 23d Precinct station house on the Upper East Side.Read More…