April 23, 2015 | New York Law Journal
New York's Wage Parity Law Upheld as ConstitutionalIn their Second Circuit Review, Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp discuss 'Concerned Home Care Providers v. Cuomo,' in which the court ruled that New York's Wage Parity Law is not preempted by the National Labor Relations Act or ERISA; nor does it violate the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause or Due Process Clause.
By Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp
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April 22, 2015 | New York Law Journal
New York's Wage Parity Law Upheld as ConstitutionalIn their Second Circuit Review, Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp discuss 'Concerned Home Care Providers v. Cuomo,' in which the court ruled that New York's Wage Parity Law is not preempted by the National Labor Relations Act or ERISA; nor does it violate the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause or Due Process Clause.
By Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp
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March 25, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Clarifying Bounds of Protected Speech for Public EmployeesIn their Second Circuit Review, Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp discuss 'Matthews v. City of New York,' wherein the court concluded that, when a public employee engages in speech pertaining to a subject that does not fall within the employee's duties, and does so in a manner in which ordinary citizens would be expected to engage, the employee speaks as a citizen whose speech is protected, not as a public employee, whose speech may be unprotected.
By Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp
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March 24, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Clarifying Bounds of Protected Speech for Public EmployeesIn their Second Circuit Review, Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp discuss 'Matthews v. City of New York,' wherein the court concluded that, when a public employee engages in speech pertaining to a subject that does not fall within the employee's duties, and does so in a manner in which ordinary citizens would be expected to engage, the employee speaks as a citizen whose speech is protected, not as a public employee, whose speech may be unprotected.
By Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp
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February 24, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Ruling Broadens Duty of Disclosure in Securities FilingIn their Second Circuit Review column, Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp discuss 'Stratte-McClure v. Morgan Stanley,' in which the court concluded as a matter of first impression for this circuit that Item 303 of Regulation S-K imposes a duty of disclosure on a company filing a Form 10-Q which, under certain circumstances, may give rise to liability under Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5.
By Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp
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February 23, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Ruling Broadens Duty of Disclosure in Securities FilingIn their Second Circuit Review column, Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp discuss 'Stratte-McClure v. Morgan Stanley,' in which the court concluded as a matter of first impression for this circuit that Item 303 of Regulation S-K imposes a duty of disclosure on a company filing a Form 10-Q which, under certain circumstances, may give rise to liability under Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5.
By Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp
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January 28, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Limiting Scope of 'Class Standing' Doctrine in RMBS CasesIn their Second Circuit Review, Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp discuss a recent decision that resolved two matters relating to residential mortgage backed securities on which district courts have been divided: the scope of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and a named plaintiff's standing to assert breach-of-duty claims against an RMBS trustee on behalf of absent class members who had invested in trusts other than those in which the named plaintiff had invested.
By Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp
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January 27, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Limiting Scope of 'Class Standing' Doctrine in RMBS CasesIn their Second Circuit Review, Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp discuss a recent decision that resolved two matters relating to residential mortgage backed securities on which district courts have been divided: the scope of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and a named plaintiff's standing to assert breach-of-duty claims against an RMBS trustee on behalf of absent class members who had invested in trusts other than those in which the named plaintiff had invested.
By Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp
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December 31, 2014 | New York Law Journal
Limiting the Scope of Warrantless SearchesIn their Second Circuit Review, Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp discuss a decision that makes clear that the presence of illegal firearms in a high-crime area does not, on its own, justify a warrantless search of people and property protected by the Fourth Amendment.
By Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp
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November 28, 2014 | New York Law Journal
Attempts to Intervene in Stop-and-Frisk Case RejectedIn their Second Circuit Review column, Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp discuss 'Floyd v. City of New York', in which the circuit affirmed a district court order denying a motion by a group of police unions to intervene in New York City's "stop-and-frisk" settlement.
By Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp
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