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In employment law, discrimination and unpaid wage and overtime cases are sometimes brought as class actions. Class actions allow one or more employees to represent a larger group of employees who have been harmed in a similar way as the “class representatives.” By bringing a case as a class action, the court can hear the dispute in a more efficient way than hearing perhaps hundreds of individual employees' cases. Today's Long Island employment law blog explores an unsettled question about settling cases involving class actions.

Blogs by Harry M. Rifkin, Esquire found at https://lawofficesofharrymrifkin.wordpress.com

A blog post about filing lawsuits against non-public schools. The blog outlines differences between suing a pubic educational facility and private ones.

"Student loan debt has become almost like an illness for many in the US – and if you don’t have it, you probably know someone who has or is currently being affected by it."

Insurmountable debt usually arises due to issues beyond our control. While going on wild spending sprees and racking up the dollars in credit card debt is always a temptation, most of us decline to do so because of the consequences involved later—mainly because the money owed must be paid back or creditors will come after you.

Taking on multiple credit cards even while your credit is good can be a slippery slope. The temptation is there to max out balances, no matter your financial standing—and if something goes wrong with your finances, you could find yourself being sued by creditors for payment.

One year after the Pemex, the U.S. Second Circuit distinguished a more recent decision by confirming that annulled awards cannot be enforced.

A discussion about the benefits of making voluntary disclosures during the discovery process

Discussion on Florida Bar Family Law Section Trial Workshop