The New York Law Journal has published an article by Yankwitt LLP Counsel Michael Reed, titled, “Second Circuit Clarifies the NYLL’s Incorporation of FLSA Exemptions.” The article explains that there are similarities and overlap between the New York Labor Law and the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, but that they also differ in critical […]
Category: Firm News
The New York Law Journal recently published an article titled, “Waiver and Enforceability of Arbitration Agreements in Class Actions,” by Michael Reed, a Counsel at Yankwitt LLP. The article examines the March 26, 2020 decision by Magistrate Judge Robert Lehrburger in Chen-Oster v. Goldman, Sachs & Co., an employment discrimination class action against Goldman […]
Four of the firm’s six partners are former AUSAs White Plains, NY (April 27, 2020) – Yankwitt LLP, an elite trial and litigation law firm based in White Plains, New York, announced today that Ross E. Morrison has joined the firm as a partner. Morrison, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) […]
WHITE PLAINS, NY (April 6, 2020) – Russell Yankwitt, managing partner of White Plains, New York-based law firm Yankwitt LLP, is one of this year’s recipients of the 2020 Westfair Inc. C-Suite Awards, according to an announcement made by the publisher. Eighteen accomplished executives from Westchester and Fairfield counties were honored […]
Westchester Lawyer Magazine, an official publication of the Westchester County Bar Association, has published an article by Yankwitt LLP attorney Michael Reed titled, “Settling Overtime Cases in Federal Court.” The article looks at the history of how overtime cases filed under Fair Labor Standards Act have been settled in federal […]