April - 2014

2nd Rye teacher on leave sues district

Published: April 28, 2014 Publication: Lohud By Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy A second teacher is suing the Rye school district — and...

MTA Bias Suit Over Muslim Scarf Lives, Though Driver Died

Published: April 21, 2014 Publication: The Chief By Sarah Dorsey Though the woman who wore it has died, a suit against the Metropolitan...

Quiet Labor Deal Gave $3M in Back Pay to Elevator Workers

Published: April 7, 2014 Publication: DNA Info By Colby Hamilton CIVIC CENTER — A labor agreement at the end of Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s...

Death not end of line, Muslim’s MTA bias suit goes on

Published: April 6, 2014 Publication: Daily News By Pete Donohue Brooklyn Federal Court Judge Sandra Townes rejected a MTA motion to...

Muslim bus driver’s civil rights case going to trial –– after her death

Published: April 5, 2014 Publication: NY Post By Rebecca Harshbarger The family of a Muslim bus driver who battled the MTA for years for...

Muslim bus driver’s discrimination lawsuit against MTA continues, even after driver’s de

Published: April 5, 2014 Publication: Daily News By Pete Donohue Brooklyn Federal Court Judge Sandra Townes rejected a MTA motion to...

Attorney Plans to File Preliminary Injunction to Get Mehler Back to School

Published: April 3, 2014 Publication: Rye Record By Sarah Varney Attorney Arthur Schwartz will move for a preliminary injunction that...

Reassigned Osborn Teacher Files $2M Lawsuit

Published: April 3, 2014 Publication: The Rye City Review By Liz Button Fourth grade Osborn School teacher Carin Mehler has filed suit...