The New York Court of Appeals recently granted leave to appeal in Boss v. Am. Express Fin. Advisors, Inc., which concerns the application of a choice-of-law provision in the subject employment contracts.  The Appellate Division, First Department applied Minnesota law (the forum indicated in the contract) over New York regarding the salary/expense deduction provision in the defendant’s employment agreements, even though New York’s Labor Law provided more protection to the employers than Minnesota law.  I am assuming that the plaintiffs are New York residents.

It takes a certain type of lawyer to get excited about a choice-of-law case (I find these cases fascinating).