John F. BlackHinman Straub P.C., Albany, USAAreas of Practice: Labor Law, Labour and Employment Contact Information:
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| John Black is Chair of the Firm's Labor Department and a member of the Firm's Government Relations Department. Prior to joining Hinman Straub in 2005, Mr. Black was Counsel to the New York State Comptroller, where he served as Lead Counsel in two pension raid lawsuits. The first, McDermott v Regan, resulted in a favorable Court of Appeals decision. The second, McCall v New York State, resulted in a negotiated settlement with the New York State Governor and the New York State Legislature after a favorable decision at the Appellate Division level. In addition, Mr. Black successfully lobbied for many public retirement benefits including the first ever Cost of Living Adjustment for public employees in New York State. He has also obtained favorable private letter rulings from the Internal Revenue Service relating to the taxability of public pension benefits and the establishment of the first excess benefit plan for a public pension plan in the Unites States. Mr. Black's key clients have included the New York State Professional Fire Fighters Association; NYS AFL-CIO; Organization of Management/ Confidential Employees; and various fire fighter locals and individual clients seeking disability benefits or pension benefits. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association's Labor and Employment Law section and a former member of the Broadband Tax Institute; Government Finance Officers' Association; and the National Association of Public Pension Attorneys. |
