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[ December 16, 2024 ] Dr. Randall Solomon and His 913 Scam: The case of a Beloved Teacher in Bridgehampton NY ADVOCATZ Op-Ed
[ December 8, 2024 ] Texas Federal Court Judge Orders the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to Disclose More Information on the Authorization of COVID-19 Vaccines ADVOCATZ
[ December 7, 2024 ] Virginia’s Sixteenth Judicial Court Gives Kaycee McCoy Her Job Back and Monetary Damages After Fighting For a Religious Exemption From the COVID Vaccination ADVOCATZ
[ December 7, 2024 ] The New York City Department of Education Makes Deals Forcing Parents to Waive Their Right to Sue in Order to Get Mandated Services For Their Children ADVOCATZ
[ December 4, 2024 ] President Biden Signs Deal For Federal Workers To Continue Working Remotely Until 2029 Uncategorized

3020-a Arbitration and The Just Cause Standard

November 19, 2017 Betsy Combier 0

If you are working in disciplinary hearings or 3020-a arbitration, or you want to appeal an arbitrator’s decision, you should use JUST CAUSE in your argument for exoneration or remediation only, no termination. Support your […]

Michael C. Dorf: Constitutional Law and a Need For Clarity on Complicity Claims

November 13, 2017 Betsy Combier 0

Thomas Jefferson was the chief author of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, which James Madison guided through the state legislature. It served as a model for the First Amendment of the US Constitution and contains […]

Cyberbullying Triples According to New McAfee “2014 Teens and the Screen Study”

November 10, 2017 Betsy Combier 0

The annual study examines the online behavior and social networking habits of U.S. preteens and teens. The most significant finding from this year’s study reveals that 87% of youth have witnessed cyberbullying versus last year […]

The New York Times Publishes Fake News About Employees in the Absent Teacher Reserve (ATR) Pool

October 16, 2017 Betsy Combier 0

I keep hoping that some major media will report on the ATR situation correctly. Unfortunately this hasn’t happened. The title of the article in the New York Times on Friday October 13, 2017, “Caught Sleeping […]

Teachers as Role Models: Ethics and Evaluation

October 16, 2017 Betsy Combier 0

Published Online: March 8, 1989 LINK Under present systems for evaluating teachers in New York State and elsewhere, unsupported assumptions about teaching and learning often result in unfair judgments, concludes James A. Gross in Teachers […]

Unemployment Benefits Won After Claimant Resigned For “Good Cause”

September 7, 2017 Betsy Combier 0

The case of Yolanda Cohen decided by the Appellate Division Third Department shows the importance of a fact-based defense by a Claimant showing “good cause” for a resignation due to workplace harassment. We at Advocatz use terms […]

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Dr. Randall Solomon and His 913 Scam: The case of a Beloved Teacher in Bridgehampton NY

December 16, 2024 0

Whenever I read about another teacher who has been reassigned and ordered to be evaluated at a Section 913 exam by Dr. Randall Solomon, I shudder. I know the unethical procedure used by Dr. Solomon, […]

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San Francisco BART Workers Fired Due To COVID Vaccine Mandate Each Win More Than $1 Million at Trial

October 24, 2024 0

The Award handed down by the jury in this case to the fired BART workers is historic. I hope this will lead the way for all unvaccinated workers throughout America to get their jobs back. […]

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NYC is Forcing Unionized Public Employees Into At-Will Terms of Employment

September 23, 2024 2

The focus of this post is to show how misleading the picture above is. The joke is on us, because the second bubble should say “but now I can do it with the union Just […]

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Dr. Randall Solomon and His 913 Scam: The case of a Beloved Teacher in Bridgehampton NY December 17, 2024
Whenever I read about another teacher who has been reassigned and ordered to be evaluated at a Section 913 exam by Dr. Randall Solomon, I shudder. I know the unethical procedure used by Dr. Solomon, [...] The post Dr. Randall Solomon and His 913 Scam: The case of a Beloved Teacher in Bridgehampton NY appeared […]
Betsy Combier
Texas Federal Court Judge Orders the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to Disclose More Information on the Authorization of COVID-19 Vaccines December 9, 2024
Judge U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman in Fort Worth, Texas has ordered the FDA to produce its “emergency use authorization” (“EUA”) file to a group of scientists who want to see the information that the [...] The post Texas Federal Court Judge Orders the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to Disclose More Information on the […]
Betsy Combier
Virginia’s Sixteenth Judicial Court Gives Kaycee McCoy Her Job Back and Monetary Damages After Fighting For a Religious Exemption From the COVID Vaccination December 8, 2024
New York municipal workers will read this and weep because in New York, there are no judges that will grant fired City workers their jobs back with back pay and all benefits – except for [...] The post Virginia’s Sixteenth Judicial Court Gives Kaycee McCoy Her Job Back and Monetary Damages After Fighting For a […]
Betsy Combier
The New York City Department of Education Makes Deals Forcing Parents to Waive Their Right to Sue in Order to Get Mandated Services For Their Children December 7, 2024
I am constantly amazed at the way the NYC Department of Education successfully makes deals that seem to extort stakeholders. Here is a definition of extortion: “obtain (something) by force, threats, or other unfair means.” This [...] The post The New York City Department of Education Makes Deals Forcing Parents to Waive Their Right to Sue […]
Betsy Combier
President Biden Signs Deal For Federal Workers To Continue Working Remotely Until 2029 December 5, 2024
With a sweep of his pen, President Biden has created a new telehealth employment for Federal employees. This is good for the employees who moved to far off places, but this will be a mess, [...] The post President Biden Signs Deal For Federal Workers To Continue Working Remotely Until 2029 appeared first on Advocatz.
Betsy Combier
Bronx Rep. Richie Torres Calls For Investigation of NY Gov. Hochul For Bid-rigging $9B Medicaid Home Care Contract December 3, 2024
Photo: New York State’s 11th Inspector General, Lucy Lang Rep. Ritchie Torres calls for probe into alleged bid-rigging of Hochul’s massive $9B Medicaid home care contract By Carl Campanile and NY POST, Published Dec. 2, [...] The post Bronx Rep. Richie Torres Calls For Investigation of NY Gov. Hochul For Bid-rigging $9B Medicaid Home Care […]
Betsy Combier
Freedom of Information (FOIL) and the Secret Hiring of Shoshanah Bewlay as Executive Director of the Committee on Open Government December 1, 2024
Photo: Shoshanah Bewlay, the executive director of the New York State Committee on Open Government, in the Department of State offices in Albany on Thursday, February 27, 2020. Patrick Dodson for USA Today Network I [...] The post Freedom of Information (FOIL) and the Secret Hiring of Shoshanah Bewlay as Executive Director of the Committee […]
Betsy Combier
New York Enacts Prohibition Against Employers Collecting Employee Communications from Personal Accounts November 30, 2024
A new law that employers should pay attention to is that gathering information from personal accounts is prohibited in New York. Communication between employer and employee is being re-examined since COVID across the globe. Changes [...] The post New York Enacts Prohibition Against Employers Collecting Employee Communications from Personal Accounts appeared first on Advocatz.
Betsy Combier
New York State Court of Appeals Issues a Long-Awaited Decision in Kane/Keil Cases For Religious Freedom November 14, 2024
The COA DECISION-Kane-Keil ends this case for all Plaintiffs except two from this Group. There is no class action. Picture above: Nationally known religious rights Attorney John Bursch, February 8, 2023 on the steps of [...] The post New York State Court of Appeals Issues a Long-Awaited Decision in Kane/Keil Cases For Religious Freedom appeared […]
Betsy Combier
San Francisco BART Workers Fired Due To COVID Vaccine Mandate Each Win More Than $1 Million at Trial October 25, 2024
The Award handed down by the jury in this case to the fired BART workers is historic. I hope this will lead the way for all unvaccinated workers throughout America to get their jobs back. [...] The post San Francisco BART Workers Fired Due To COVID Vaccine Mandate Each Win More Than $1 Million at […]
Betsy Combier