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Whistleblower Case Study: Defending a State Employee Doing the Right Thing
An employee discovers practices that appear to be improper if not unlawful. A state employee of the Office of Vocation Rehabilitation (“State Office”) turned to us in connection with their discovery of several practices of their employer that appeared to be improper if not unlawful. The discovery occurred in connection with their review of the […]
DOL Finalizes Rule Authorizing the Provision of Personalized Investment Advice to Participants and Beneficiaries in Individual Account Plans
On October 24, 2011, the DOL issued a final rule permitting investment advisers to provide investment advice to participants and beneficiaries in self-directed individual account plans. The final rule implements an exemption to ERISA’s prohibited transactions rules added by the Pension Protection Act of 2006. Without this exemption, investment advisers could not provide investment advice […]
Blitman & King Takes on Leadership Position in the Public Sector Labor Relations Committee
Nathaniel Lambright, a partner in Blitman & King's Labor Practice, was named a Co-Chair and Executive Committee Member of the Public Sector Labor Relations Committee of the New York State Bar Association. In his new role, Nat will help to shape not only the direction of the Public Sector Labor Relations Committee but, more generally, labor law relations in the public sector.
Blitman & King to Present at ABA's 7th Annual Labor & Employment Law Conference
Blitman & King attorneys will be presenting at the American Bar Association’s 7th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference taking place on November 6–9, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Brian J. LaClair, an associate with the Firm will present Bullies in the Workplace at the conference while former Chair of the ABA’s Section of Labor […]
Blitman & King Hosts Bloomberg BNA Webinar on Fiduciary Considerations & Target Date Funds
On August 28, 2013, Blitman & King LLP Partner Jonathan M. Cerrito and Associate Michael R. Daum hosted a Bloomberg BNA webinar titled “Considerations for Fiduciaries Choosing Target Date Funds as Qualified Default Investment Alternatives.” The webinar discussed what fiduciaries of participant-directed defined contribution plans (i.e. 401(k) plans) need to do when selecting a target […]
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Recognizes Blitman & King Attorney Jules Smith as Board Volunteer of the Year
Jules Smith, a partner with Blitman & King, has been awarded the 2012-13 RPO Board Volunteer of the Year by the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Jules currently serves as a Board of Director and the Secretary for the RPO.
Brian J. LaClair Offers Opinion Regarding Union-Represented Employees in Bloomberg BNA’s article titled "Employment Attorneys Urged to Be Creative When Pursing Workplace Bullying Litigation"
Reproduced with permission from Daily Labor Report, 57 DLR C-1 (Mar. 25, 2013). Copyright 2013 by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (800-372-1033) On 3/25/13, Bloomberg BNA published an article titled: “Employment Attorneys Urged to Be Creative When Pursuing Workplace Bullying Litigation”, by Anna Kwidzinski. This article mentioned, among others, attorney Brian LaClair’s opinion regarding […]
Blitman & King to Develop and Teach Employee Benefits Curriculum for Tech Startups at the StartFast Venture Accelerator
Jonathan Cerrito, a Partner in the Employee Benefits Department of Blitman & King, will develop and teach a curriculum on executive compensation to 10 software and internet startup companies as part of the StartFast Venture Accelerator. Jonathan will also serve as a Mentor to the startup companies that participate in the StartFast program. The 2013 StartFast program will commence on May 28, 2013 and end with Demo Day on August 22, 2013.
Blitman & King Attorney Brian J. LaClair Presents at ABA Conference Regarding Bullying in the Unionized Workplace
Brian J. LaClair, an associate at Blitman & King LLP, presented on issues of workplace bullying at a recent American Bar Association conference in Miami, Florida. Brian discussed union counsel’s perspective on the issue of workplace bullying, particularly how bullying implicates unions’ and union members’ rights and responsibilities with respect to the collective bargaining agreement, […]