If
you are a longshoreman, checker, port security employee or maintenance worker
you might be summoned before the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor to be
interviewed under oath. The reasons for
such interviews vary, from work related activities and actions, to non-related
work activities and actions regarding your personal life. The Waterfront Commission has a wide range of
powers to investigate anyone with a waterfront license to insure that the ports
of New
Jersey and New York are being serviced by
employees with a high degree of ethics and integrity.
However,
it has been argued by some in this field of practice with a high degree of
credibility, that sometimes the Commission in its quest to fetter out crime and
nefarious undesirable influences on the ports have become over zealot and
sometimes move for revocation of waterfront passes for reasons which are not
entirely justified and sometimes outright unfair and unjust.
It
is without dispute that if you are called before the Waterfront Commission for
any reason, one for which you might not even be aware until the questions are
being asked at the interview, you must obtain the advice of an experienced Waterfront Attorney. The best practice in such cases is to consult
an experienced attorney, and have the attorney present at the interview. To do otherwise might have devastating
consequences for the licensee and render further representations moot, because
without legal representation at the interview you will not have the legal
knowledge or experience to object to a line a questioning which might be
unfair, unduly personal, or a violation of your constitutional rights. Remember at the interview you have one-bite
at the apple do not waste it and possibly lose your ability to earn a living as
a longshoreman, checker, maintenance worker or port security officer.
Law
Office of Vincent J. Sanzone, Jr., Esq.
P.O. Box 261
277 North Broad Street
Elizabeth, N.J. 07207
Tel:
(908) 354-7006
Attorney
Sanzone is an experienced Waterfront Attorney for 25-years, and is qualified to
guide you through the laws and procedures of the Waterfront Act
