Rich brings an extensive resume in labor and employment law experience to the firm. Rich joins the firm as a partner and brings his experience in public and private sector labor law to the firm and its clients, including work in interest arbitration, litigation, employment contracts, and labor law litigation. We welcome Rich and look… Read more »
James W. Versocki, a former Assistant Attorney General in the NY Attorney General’s Office, and Of Counsel to Archer, Byington, Glennon & Lavine, LLP was asked to comment by the New York law Journal on the recent appointment of Barbara Underwood as Attorney General and its impact on the office: “Archer, Byington, Glennon & Levine… Read more »
In a victory for striking Local 3 IBEW members, ABGL attorneys successfully won the dismissal of Spectrum’s unsupported efforts to claim striking workers sabotaged company equipment. ABGL partner John H. Byington III is quoted, saying “[w]e are pleased that Judge Freed saw through Spectrum/Charter’s attempt to deflect attention from its corporate greed and union-busting tactics.”… Read more »
Brady McGuire & Steinberg, P.C. and Archer, Byington, Glennon & Levine, LLP are pleased to announce that they have established an Of Counsel relationship with each other. For more than a collective 100 years, James M. Steinberg, Matthew G. McGuire, Robert Archer, John Byington, Marty Glennon and Gary Thayer have dedicated their careers to the… Read more »
The firm is pleased to announce that effective July 1, 2016, Gary has become a partner at Archer, Byington, Glennon & Levine, LLP. Gary has been with the firm since its founding in February 2008 and he brings a wealth of knowledge in the fields of ERISA and benefits law to the firm’s clients. Please… Read more »
James Versocki was recently named as a 2016 Who’s Who in Labor Law by the Long Island Business News. James was recognized for the work he performs for ABGL’s clients and joins partners Gary Thayer and Robert Archer as recipients of this recognition.
James W. Versocki has been appointed to serve on the Professionals Committee of the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans , the premier training organization for trustees and administrators of Taft-Hartley Plans. The three year term affords James the opportunity to assist in the development of critical training and educational materials for Taft-Hartley trustees and… Read more »
Wage practices of restaurants, especially involving the allocation and sharing of gratuities, have become a constant source of litigation due to confusion over who can participate in a tip pool. Tip pooling is the practice where food-service employees pool their tips and then share in the aggregated tips amongst certain tip eligible staff.[i] Current litigation… Read more »
ABGL Senior Associate Gary Thayer is nominated as Chair for the 2013 ERISA Advisory Council topic, Succesful Retirement Plan Communications for Various Population Segments. Through testimony and research, the Council will explore what communication efforts and plan design options are most effective in encouraging participants of certain population segments to save for retirement.
Letter: NFL refs show need for unions September 30, 2012 The “Monday Night Football” game between the Seahawks and the Packers was an aberration of professional sports [“NFL stumbling with replacement refs,” Editorial, Sept. 26]. What was really on display is the glaring difference between referees who are nonunion and those who are trained while… Read more »