On Sept. 5, 2024, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Retail Worker Safety Act (A 8947 / S 8358) into law, which requires certain New York retailers to adopt safety measures to address and prevent workplace violence in retail settings…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
On Sept. 12, 2024, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released two new resources aimed at helping schools (including colleges and universities) and school administrators comply with the 2024…
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/ Civil Rights, Education Law
On Sept. 4, 2024, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation requiring public employers to notify employees if their disciplinary records are requested as part of a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request. This legislation applies…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
This week, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Student Lifeline Act amending the New York Education Law to require that degree-granting higher education institutions educate students, faculty and staff about New York’s 9-8-8 Suicide…
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/ Education Law, Health
This week, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Student Lifeline Act amending the New York Education Law to require that degree-granting higher education institutions educate students, faculty and staff about New York’s 9-8-8 Suicide…
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/ Education Law, Health
For manufacturers and suppliers expanding their operations into New York State for the first time, there are a myriad of legal idiosyncrasies to navigate. Businesses must proactively identify areas in which a different approach…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
Hospitality and tourism is a broad and varied industry that can encompass hotels, restaurants, bars, casinos, theme parks, wineries, breweries, distilleries and more. While these businesses all have very different methods of…
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/ Consumer Protection, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
On Nov. 22, 2023, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law the “Freelance Isn’t Free Act” (the Act or FIFA), which was amended on March 1, 2024. The Act is codified in Article 44-A of the New York General Business Law. Article 44-A of…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
In January 2024, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) released an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR), which sought written stakeholder input as DEC began to develop regulations to, at least in…
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/ Environmental Law
The FTC’s noncompete ban (16 C.F.R. § 910-1.6) is no more, at least for the time being. On Aug. 20, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (Hon. Ada Brown, U.S.D.J.), in Ryan, LLC v. Federal…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
The FTC’s noncompete ban (16 C.F.R. § 910-1.6) is no more, at least for the time being. On Aug. 20, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (Hon. Ada Brown, U.S.D.J.), in Ryan, LLC v. Federal…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
For existing businesses expanding operations into New York State for the first time, there are a myriad of legal idiosyncrasies to navigate. Businesses must proactively identify areas where a different approach is required to be…
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/ Business Organizations, Labor & Employment Law
On July 26, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a new final rule concerning blocking charges, the voluntary recognition bar and union recognition in the construction industry that, in Orwellian fashion, it has…
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/ Construction Law, Labor & Employment Law
On July 23, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Hon. Kelley B. Hodge, U.S.D.J.) issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order (the Order) in the matter of ATS Tree Services, LLC v. Federal…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Labor & Employment Law
On April 29, 2024, the United States Department of Education (ED) published its changes to the Title IX Regulations (the 2024 Regulations). All institutional policies must be in compliance with the 2024 Regulations by Aug. 1,…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Education Law
