Kramer Levin Successfully Secures Unemployment Benefits for a New York City Substitute Teacher

Litigation special counsel Karen Steinberg Kennedy, former Intellectual Property associate Anna Xue Li and Corporate law clerk Andrew M. Barondess, working with Volunteers of Legal Service, successfully secured unemployment benefits for a New York City substitute teacher. The client had been laid off during the pandemic and awarded unemployment benefits, but the Department of Labor then sought to recoup some of the benefits. Over the course of several months, the team reviewed documents and worked closely with the client to prepare him for a remote hearing conducted before an ALJ at the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board. The team then conducted the hearing remotely and secured a swift decision allowing the client to keep all of his benefits.