NY Lawmakers Strike Deal on Women's Benefits
June 17, 2002—After two years of negotiations, the two chambers of the New York legislature have come to terms on a bill that would require insurers to cover a range of women's health services, like birth control and mammograms.
Morgan Stanley's 'Reluctant' EEOC Complainant
February 15, 2002—In a profile of bond seller Allison K. Schieffelin, The New York Times describes her as someone unlikely to bring the wrath of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on her former employer, Morgan Stanley.
Bonuses Down at NY Law Firms
December 27, 2001—New York law firms are paying their associates year-end bonuses that are only half, at most, of what they doled out only a year ago, The New York Times reports.
NY Court: ERISA Pre-empts State Tax Law
December 17, 2001—A New York state tax appeals court has found that New York's unrelated business income tax is pre-empted by federal law and inapplicable to pension and profit-sharing funds.
Wall Street Bonuses Drop Sharply
December 13, 2001—Bonuses on Wall Street this year are expected to be down more than 30 percent from last year's record high, according to projections made by New York State Comptroller H. Carl McCall.
NYPD's $1.7B OT Tab Could Spur Retirements
November 05, 2001—Because of the attack on the World Trade Center and resulting security concerns, the New York City Police Department expects to pay up to $1.7 billion in overtime this fiscal year, more than five times the record overtime it paid last year, according to The New York Times.
Walking a Tightrope With Traumatized Workers
October 25, 2001—The first responsibility for corporate managers after the Sept. 11 terrorism was to help employees deal with their grief and fear.
Cantor Fitzgerald Promises to Make Good
October 12, 2001—Public sympathy for Cantor Fitzgerald, the bond broker that lost about 700 employees in the World Trade Center attack, was marred this week by complaints from some families that the company wasn't delivering on the benefits it had promised.
Congress Eyeing Additional Benefits
October 01, 2001—Democrats want to include major new benefits for workers affected by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in an economic stimulus package benefits beyond what's proposed now for airline workers displaced after the tragedy, according to Congressional Daily.
NYC Allowing Death Certificates for Missing
September 25, 2001—New York City is making arrangements for families of the missing in the World Trade Center disaster to file death certificates before their loved ones' bodies are recovered, CNN reports.
