John P Furfaro

August 06, 2004 | New York Law Journal

John P. Furfaro, a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, and Maury B. Josephson, principal of the Law Office of Maury B. Josephson, conclude their discussion of labor and employment decisions issued by the Supreme Court during the 2003-04 term.

By John P. Furfaro and Maury B. Josephson

8 minute read

February 06, 2009 | New York Law Journal

John P. Furfaro, a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, and Risa M. Salins, an associate at the firm, review recent opinions involving the Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act, including cases addressing the circumstances under which creditors can be deemed employers covered by the act, the level of priority status of WARN claims in a bankruptcy proceeding, the elements of proof for an employer claiming the act's faltering company exception, and the site of employment at which employees such as regional managers and construction workers should be counted for WARN purposes.

By John P. Furfaro and Risa M. Salins

11 minute read

October 01, 2004 | New York Law Journal

John P. Furfaro, a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, and Maury B. Josephson, principal of the Law Office of Maury B. Josephson, summarize significant changes to the previous Fair Labor Standards Act regulations as a result of Fair Pay, discuss reactions by employers and employees, and provide an update on the future of Fair Pay.

By John P. Furfaro and Maury B. Josephson

8 minute read

April 02, 2010 | New York Law Journal

John P. Furfaro, a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, and Risa M. Salins, an associate at the firm, review the federal court split and the recent amicus brief from the Department of Labor on whether it is appropriate for federal courts to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the state law wage and hour claims when they are "dual-filed" with federal Fair Labor Standards Act claims.

By John P. Furfaro and Risa M. Salins

10 minute read

December 02, 2004 | New York Law Journal

John P. Furfaro, a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, and Maury B. Josephson, a principal in the Law Office of Maury B. Josephson, address the status and provisions of laws intended to reinforce and expand Sarbanes-Oxley employee protections in New York, New Jersey and California.

By John P. Furfaro and Maury B. Josephson

8 minute read

August 05, 2011 | New York Law Journal

In their Labor Relations column, John P. Furfaro, a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, and Risa M. Salins, a counsel at the firm, complete their discussion of numerous rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court during the 2010-11 term in the area of labor and employment law, including the decision in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes.

By John P. Furfaro and Risa M. Salins

11 minute read

June 03, 2011 | New York Law Journal

In their Labor Relations column, John P. Furfaro and Risa M. Salins of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom begin a review of recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions regarding class-wide arbitration, the "cat's paw" theory of liability, and a finding that medical residents who spend 40-plus hours per week caring for patients are reasonably classified by the IRS as employees rather than students and, therefore, are subject to FICA taxes.

By John P. Furfaro and Risa M. Salins

11 minute read

August 04, 2006 | New York Law Journal

John P. Furfaro, a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, and Risa Salins, an associate at the firm, continue their discussion of recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions in the area of labor and employment law, including one holding that the scope of Title VII's antiretaliation provision extends beyond actions that affect terms and conditions of employment and another ruling that the word "boy" in certain circumstances can be a racial epithet.

By John P. Furfaro and Risa Salins

9 minute read

April 07, 2006 | New York Law Journal

John P. Furfaro, a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, writes that earlier this year, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced the implementation of the first major changes to its EEO-1 Report in four decades. The changes affect the ethnic and racial categories as well as the job categories.

By John P. Furfaro

7 minute read

August 01, 2002 | New York Law Journal

T HIS IS the second of two columns discussing significant decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court in labor and employment law during the 2001-02 term.

By John P. Furfaro And Maury B. Josephson

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