Bond attorneys contribute to 2021 Chambers USA regional employment guide

Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC (BSK) attorneys Michael Bernstein and Peter Jones are the contributing editors of Chambers USA’s 2021 edition of the “US Regional Employment” guide.

They’ve also authored the introduction to this widely used guide for in-house legal counsel and human-resource professionals. 

Bond attorneys Louis DiLorenzo, Thomas Eron, and Howard Miller, along with Bernstein and Jones, authored the New York State chapter of the regional guide, BSK said in an Oct. 18 news release on the firm’s website. 

The regional guide provides insights into employment issues; commentary on the continuing impact of COVID-19 on the workplace; the use of social media; the “Black Lives Matter” and “Me Too” movements; pay equity; a decline in the unionization of the private-sector workplace; discrimination, harassment and whistle-blowing claims; and an expansion of protections and restrictions of the labor law to both unorganized and organized employees in the workplace. 

The New York chapter provides a current picture of employment issues, relationships, trends, developments, adjustment of disputes, and other considerations global entities should understand when determining whether or where to establish or enhance their presence in New York State.

The introduction that Bernstein and Jones wrote for “US Regional Employment” 2021, included these first few sentences:

“Employment law in the private sector, as with any area of the law, necessarily begins with definition. At this stage in the evolution of our labor and employment history, one might expect the fundamental concepts and definitions to be fairly well settled. To many, however, the picture at times has been somewhat unsettled. Due to the impact of COVID-19, these concerns have been magnified in ways that hardly could have been contemplated. From a positive point of view, this is arguably attributable to a vibrant economy’s need, and its willingness, to adapt to the changes in our global and socio-economic, political and technological climate. At the same time, alternative solutions and the impact of COVID-19 have created not only new challenges, but, arguably, unintended consequences,” they wrote.

The entire publication, along with the New York chapter, are available at the firm’s website (www.bsk.com).

Chambers Global Practice Guides provide legal commentary on the main practice areas in key jurisdictions around the world. The guides focus on the practical legal issues affecting businesses and enable the reader to compare legislation and procedure across a range of key jurisdictions.

Bond, Schoeneck & King is a law firm with 250 attorneys serving individuals, companies, and public-sector entities in a range of practice areas. Bond has nine offices in New York state and offices in or near Boston; Kansas City, Missouri; Naples, Florida; and Red Bank, New Jersey, per the firm’s release.