The New York City Displaced Building Service Worker Protection Act requires that any buyer, transferee or successor employer of most New York City commercial and residential properties offer the incumbent employees jobs after the change in ownership or employer for as many jobs as the new employer will have at the property, and to keep those employees in employ for at least 90 days unless it has cause for discharge during that “probationary” period. However, a U.S. District Court judge in the Southern District of New York recently denied a request for injunctive relief sought by the National Labor Relations Board seeking to compel a buyer to recognize the incumbent union.
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