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[ November 13, 2024 ] New York State Court of Appeals Issues a Long-Awaited Decision in Kane/Keil Cases For Religious Freedom ADVOCATZ
[ October 24, 2024 ] San Francisco BART Workers Fired Due To COVID Vaccine Mandate Each Win More Than $1 Million at Trial ADVOCATZ Op-Ed
[ October 20, 2024 ] The Wave Editorial: Give City Workers Their Jobs Back ADVOCATZ
[ October 13, 2024 ] Two Judges in Canada’s Nova Scotia Province In Battle Over Vaccine Disclosure ADVOCATZ
[ September 28, 2024 ] Staten Island Superintendent Marion Wilson Ousted From Job After Angry Rages Against “White” Principals is Promoted to Admin. Position Teaching ‘Racial Equity’ ADVOCATZ

How To Win a 3020-a Hearing

September 4, 2018 Betsy Combier 0

As I have said many times on this blog for the past 11 years, 3020-a arbitration can be won, if you have a strong defense. My definition of a “win” is an Award of complete […]

Pregnancy Discrimination Case Against The NYC DOE and PS 25 Settled

August 4, 2018 Betsy Combier 0

The Case of Yollia Cameron, PS 25 in Brooklyn, and Pregnancy Discrimination The case below focuses on pregnancy discrimination: Plaintiff, YOLLIA CAMERON, complaining of the defendants, by her attorneys J. Patrick DeLince, ofDeLi~ce Law PLLC, […]

DeWitt Clinton High School Principal Pierre Orbe Gives Credit Recovery To Students Who Never Show Up

June 17, 2018 Betsy Combier 0

But even more disappointing is Principal Orbe’s charging teachers with 3020-a if they will not agree to change a failing grade. This practice must stop, because these kids move on to college or jobs where […]

The 3020-a Arbitration Newswire: At 3020-a The DOE and UFT Demand Speed, Not Due Process Rights

June 10, 2018 Betsy Combier 0

On February 24, 2015, the New York City Department of Education held a mandatory meeting at TWEED at 4:00pm for all NYSUT , all DOE Attorneys, and all arbitrators working on the NYC rotating permanent […]

Manhattan Center Principal David Jimenez Gets Away With Sexual Harassment

May 6, 2018 Betsy Combier 0

NYC Rubber Room Reporter When I read Sue Edelman’s expose of Principal David Jimenez, I couldn’t help but think “what if Harvey Weinstein and/or Bill Cosby worked for the NYC Department of Education? Would there be a #MeToo Movement?” It’s very disturbing […]

Teacher Tenure Time Almost Up

April 8, 2018 Betsy Combier 0

Due to the disarray of the teacher discipline hearings, as well as the lack of accountability inside the New York City Department of Education where good teachers are fined/suspended without pay/terminated often for no reason, […]

Mark Peters Creates Disarray at the NYC Department of Investigation and at Squad 11/DOE

April 7, 2018 Betsy Combier 0

There is a power play going on in the Department of Investigation (DOI). Re-posted from NYC Public Voice March 31, 2018 Mark Peters, NYC’s Commissioner For the Department of Investigation, Fires Anastasia Coleman, Special Commissioner of Investigation […]

NYS Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato : The DOE MUST NOT Close MS 53 or PS/MS 42

February 25, 2018 Betsy Combier 0

Official Point Of View The DOE has got it all wrong The Wave | on February 22, 2018 By New York State Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato As some of you may know, the NYC Department of Education (DOE) announced […]

NYC Chancellor Carmen Farina Visits PS/MS 42 and No One Showed Up

February 20, 2018 Betsy Combier 0

NYC Chancellor Carmen Farina Visits PS/MS 42 To Push Her Closing The School, and No One Showed Up Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña (at far left) was on hand at PS/MS 42 to share her vision […]

New York City Hopes That NYC Chancellor Carmen Farina Retires Permanently…We Don’t Need Her

January 13, 2018 Betsy Combier 0

re-posted from Parentadvocates.org and NYC Rubber Room Reporter Carmen Farina From Editor Betsy Combier: The Carmen Farina I know is far worse than the person described in the media. In the article written by Susan […]

ADVOCATZ Op-Ed

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 1

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 […]

Team Advocatz: OP-ED

Advocatz OPINION: The NY State Employment Medical Exam Scam Part 2: Education Law §2568

April 27, 2024 1

Has your employer ordered you to go to a psychiatrist who will determine whether or not you are “fit to work”? Outside of New York City the fit-to-work examination is called a “Section §913 examination”. […]

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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 at left: Nationally known religious rights Attorney John Bursch, February 8, 2023 on the steps [...] 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
The Wave Editorial: Give City Workers Their Jobs Back October 20, 2024
This editorial must be heard by New York’s political machine because New York City needs its’ municipal workers put back into their jobs, same salary and all benefits as before they were wrongfully terminated or [...] The post The Wave Editorial: Give City Workers Their Jobs Back appeared first on Advocatz.
Betsy Combier
Two Judges in Canada’s Nova Scotia Province In Battle Over Vaccine Disclosure October 14, 2024
Picture: A dispute involving two Nova Scotia judges and the province’s top judge landed in Supreme Court on Thursday. (Robert Short/CBC) Court strikes down lawsuit against Nova Scotia judge Plaintiff had argued that forcing vaccine disclosure [...] The post Two Judges in Canada’s Nova Scotia Province In Battle Over Vaccine Disclosure appeared first on Advocatz.
Betsy Combier
Staten Island Superintendent Marion Wilson Ousted From Job After Angry Rages Against “White” Principals is Promoted to Admin. Position Teaching ‘Racial Equity’ September 29, 2024
Re-posted from NYC Rubber Room Reporter and ATR Connect: This is too funny. I know this sordid tale quite well. In 2023, after a many-month 3020-a arbitration for a former teacher at PS 46, it [...] The post Staten Island Superintendent Marion Wilson Ousted From Job After Angry Rages Against “White” Principals is Promoted to […]
Betsy Combier
NYC is Forcing Unionized Public Employees Into At-Will Terms of Employment September 24, 2024
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 [...] The post NYC is Forcing Unionized Public Employees Into At-Will Terms of Employment appeared first on Advocatz.
Betsy Combier
Former NY Governor Andrew Cuomo And Dr. Jay Varma Admit That No Authority Existed For The COVID Mandate Terminations September 20, 2024
The statements in the video posted below are indeed shocking. Despite what we, the concerned public, all “know” about the power of government over the power of human rights – which is that human rights [...] The post Former NY Governor Andrew Cuomo And Dr. Jay Varma Admit That No Authority Existed For The COVID […]
Betsy Combier
Former NYC Department of Education School Food Exec. Gets 2 Years in Jail For Serving Tainted Food To Students September 12, 2024
Ex-DOE exec gets 2 years for serving tainted chicken to students Eric Goldstein (right), the former head of school food operations in the city public school system, was sentenced to two years in prison for [...] The post Former NYC Department of Education School Food Exec. Gets 2 Years in Jail For Serving Tainted Food […]
Betsy Combier
Children’s Health Defense Loses Its Case Against Facebook (META) Censorship August 14, 2024
CHD may file an Appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court citing the dissenting opinion of Judge Daniel P. Collins, who wrote that the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals should have considered additional evidence CHD submitted [...] The post Children’s Health Defense Loses Its Case Against Facebook (META) Censorship appeared first on Advocatz.
Betsy Combier
Whistleblower Case Against Merck Over MMR Vaccine Dismissed August 14, 2024
We agree with Mary Holland. This is a sad day for justice. Editor Betsy Combier Breaking: Appeals Court Dismisses Whistleblower Lawsuit Against Merck Over MMR Vaccine A federal appeals court upheld a 2023 lower court [...] The post Whistleblower Case Against Merck Over MMR Vaccine Dismissed appeared first on Advocatz.
Betsy Combier