John P Furfaro

October 01, 2010 | New York Law Journal

In their Labor Relations column, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom's John P. Furfaro and Risa M. Salins review the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act that strengthened the whistleblower protections of Sarbanes-Oxley, created additional retaliation causes of action and created monetary awards for whistleblowers who provide original information to the SEC or Commodities Futures Trading Commission.

By John P. Furfaro and Risa M. Salins

9 minute read

February 04, 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, of counsel at the firm, discuss the business impications of the New York State Wage Theft Prevention Act, the Labor Department's revised Hospitality Industry Minimum Wage Order, and other developments.

By John P. Furfaro and Risa M. Salins

11 minute read

April 06, 2007 | New York Law Journal

John P. Furfaro, a partner at the firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, and Risa M. Salins, an associate at the firm, write that federal courts have traditionally held that discrimination on the basis of an individual's transgender status, like discrimination based on sexual orientation, is not prohibited under Title VII. However, there appears to be a growing trend toward recognizing a cause of action under Title VII when a transgender person suffers an adverse employment action.

By John P. Furfaro and Risa M. Salins

9 minute read

December 05, 2008 | 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 important decisions from the National Labor Relations Board in 2008, when it operated with only two out of five members, and recent court of appeals cases reviewing board decisions relating to expired collective bargaining agreements, unilateral changes to retirement benefits for current employees, and the at-will status of replacement employees.

By John P. Furfaro and Risa M. Salins

10 minute read

December 04, 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, write that for nearly two years now, the National Labor Relations Board has been operating with just two out of five members, and the U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to consider whether the board has the legal authority to issue two-member rulings. With that in mind, the authors discuss some notable cases decided by the two-member board this year, as well as some recent appellate rulings on board decisions.

By John P. Furfaro and Risa M. Salins

11 minute read

October 06, 2006 | New York Law Journal

John P. Furfaro, a partner at the firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, and Risa M. Salins, an associate at the firm, review a recent decision in which the D.C. Circuit held that taxation of damage awards for nonphysical personal injuries unrelated to lost wages or earnings, such as emotional distress and loss of reputation, was unconstitutional. This decision, if upheld, could make settlement offers much more appealing to plaintiffs.

By John P. Furfaro and Risa M. Salins

7 minute read

February 14, 2005 | Law.com

President George W. Bush's recess appointment of Ronald E. Meisburg to the National Labor Relations Board re-established a Republican majority on the board, which has, since that appointment, reversed major rulings issued during the Clinton administration. Attorneys John P. Furfaro and Maury B. Josephson discuss the significance of some of those reversals.

By John P. Furfaro and Maury B. Josephson

8 minute read

June 26, 1999 | Law.com

Under the well-settled "American Rule," litigants generally must pay their own attorneys' fees -- win or lose. One major exception to the rule arises under statutes that contain fee-shifting provisions. This article examines attorneys' fee awards to prevailing parties -- both plaintiffs and defendants -- in employment-related cases arising under anti-discrimination statutes.

By John P. Furfaro and Maury B. Josephson

33 minute read

June 06, 2008 | New York Law Journal

John P. Furfaro, a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, and Risa M. Salins, an associate at the firm, offer the first of two columns discussing labor and employment decisions issued by the U.S. Supreme Court in its 2007-08 term, examining the Court's rulings with respect to: (i) the admissibility of so-called "me too" testimony in employment discrimination suits, (ii) the meaning of a "charge" for purposes of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act's (ADEA) filing requirements, (iii) whether employees may bring retaliation claims under 42 USC §1981; and (iv) whether federal employees may bring retaliation claims under the ADEA.

By John P. Furfaro and Risa M. Salins

10 minute read

June 04, 2010 | 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, review rulings of interest from this term that involved the limitations period for filing disparate-impact claims under Title VII, enhanced attorney's fee awards to prevailing parties in civil rights actions, the appropriate level of deference to an ERISA plan administrator's interpretation of a plan, and more.

By John P. Furfaro and Risa M.Salins

11 minute read