On June 20, 2023, the New York State Assembly passed new, potentially game-changing legislation under the New York Labor Law that would prohibit employers from entering into noncompete agreements with employees. The bill follows the Federal Trade Commission’s announcement in January 2023 of a proposed rule banning noncompete agreements nationwide. […]
White Plains, NY (June 20, 2023) – Yankwitt LLP, Westchester’s go-to law firm for high-stakes, bet-the-company litigation, has launched the 2023-2024 Yankwitt LLP Immediate Impact Scholarship at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University. The scholarship will be awarded to an incoming 1L student of color who demonstrates […]
In a March 2023 decision arising out of a putative class and collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York Labor Law, Southern District of New York Judge Philip M. Halpern tackled the “reasonableness” of attorneys’ fees awards in wage and hour settlements. Both statutes contain fee-shifting […]
Under CPLR 7510-11, judicial review of arbitration awards is limited. Because of our judicial system’s partiality toward resolving issues through alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, courts can only vacate an arbitration award where the plaintiff proves with clear and convincing evidence that the award was irrational, against public policy, or that […]
Managing Partner Russell Yankwitt Once Again Named a Top Litigator White Plains, NY (June 8, 2023) –Yankwitt LLP, Westchester’s go-to law firm for high-stakes, bet-the-company litigation, has once again been selected for the Chambers USA ranking of top commercial litigation firms in the country. Yankwitt LLP is the only Westchester-based law […]