On June 23, 2026, the New York Court of Appeals issued a significant decision in Walton v. Comfort Systems USA (Syracuse), Inc., answering previously unsettled certified questions from the Second Circuit with important implications for employers performing work on public projects in New York. The Court held that under
Rose Farkish
Reyzel (Rose) Farkish is an associate in the Labor Department and a member of the Employment Litigation & Counseling Group.
Rose’s practice spans all aspects of employment law, grounded in a strong foundation in legal writing, research and counseling. Before joining Proskauer, she handled high-stakes, complex commercial disputes across diverse industries.
Rose earned her J.D., summa cum laude, from New York Law School, where she served as a senior staff editor on Law Review. Rose worked in the school’s Cyberharassment Clinic, where she advocated for victims of online abuse, such as revenge porn, and advised on policy reforms. She also served as a teaching assistant and research assistant for tort, evidence and constitutional law.
Course Change: NLRB Asks Federal Court to Strike Removal Protections
On March 23, 2026, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) asked a federal court to declare unconstitutional and sever the provisions in the National Labor Relations Act (the “Act”) that restrict the President’s ability to remove NLRB Board Members and administrative law judges (“ALJs”). The filing comes in the case…