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Blitman & King Partner Brian J. LaClair to Present at the Onondaga County Bar Association’s 20th Annual Bridge the Gap Program
Blitman & King Partner Brian J. LaClair will be presenting at the Onondaga County Bar Association’s 20th Annual Bridge the Gap Program, a continuing legal education program which focuses on the needs of newly admitted attorneys. Brian will be presenting on the topic of Employment Law alongside OCBA President and Staff Attorney at Legal Services […]
Blitman & King Partner Brian J. LaClair to Receive 40 under Forty Award
Blitman & King partner Brian J. LaClair was selected as a recipient of the 40 under Forty Award for 2016. According to the announcement from the Central New York Business Journal, which sponsors the awards program, 40 under Forty winners “represent a virtual who’s who of up and coming Central New York leaders in the […]
Blitman & King’s 26th Annual Labor Seminar
On March 7, 2016, Blitman & King will host its 26th Annual Labor & Employment Law Seminar at Turning Stone Resort Casino. Please contact Susan Sturick at (315) 422-7111 or email seminars@bklawyers.com to RSVP for this free seminar open to all labor organizations and their representatives. For additional information, please click here.
Kelly Cook’s Profile Featured in “The Law of Corporations and Other Business Organization” Textbook
Attached is Kelly Cook’s paralegal profile, which will be included in the “7th edition of The Law of Corporations and Other Business Organization” textbook. This textbook is often used as core material in many paralegal courses. Read Kelly’s full profile here: Kelly Cook Paralegal Profile – February 2016
B&K Benefits Update Newsletter – January 2016
Inside this issue we cover: IRS EXTENDS DUE DATES FOR 2015 INFORMATION REPORTING UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (“CODE”) SECTIONS 6055 AND 6056 IRS NOTICE PROVIDES ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE REGARDING VARIOUS HEALTH REIMBURSEMENT ACCOUNT (“HRA”) ISSUES TWO YEAR DELAY OF THE “CADILLAC TAX” PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY COPRORATION (“PBGC”) PREMIUM RATES INCREASE IN 2016 DOL PROPOSES AMENDMENTS TO […]
U.S. DOL and New York Attorney General Team Up on Health Plan Oversight
The New York attorney general’s office and the U.S. Department of Labor Employee Benefit Security Administration (“EBSA”) recently announced that they have entered into an agreement to work together on enforcement of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and state laws governing health insurance plans. The arrangement will help cover enforcement gaps in state and […]
NLRB Administrative Law Judge Orders Successor Employer to Recognize Union
On September 21, 2015, a National Labor Relations Board Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ruled that a stone and gravel supplier was obligated to recognize and bargain with the union who represented employees from a company whose assets the supplier purchased. In a case handled by Nathaniel G. Lambright and Bryan T. Arnault , the supplier […]
National Labor Relations Board rejected an employer’s challenging to “an appropriate bargaining unit”
On August 20, 2015, the National Labor Relations Board rejected an employer’s challenging to “an appropriate bargaining unit” in a representation case handled by Daniel Kornfeld of Blitman & King LLP. The employer argued for a unit covering all production employees, but the Board held that the less comprehesive unit sought by the Union was […]
New York lawyer Bernard T. King elected to ABA Board of Governors
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7, 2015 — The American Bar Association has elected Bernard T. King, senior partner at Blitman & King in Syracuse, N.Y., to its Board of Governors, effective Aug. 4. During a three-year term as one of only 38 members of the Board of Governors, King helps oversee administration and management of the ABA, […]