On Oct. 25, 2023, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law Senate Bill S05261/Assembly Bill A05010, amending the definition of child abuse under Article 23-B, § 1125(1). The definition of child abuse now includes corporal punishment...more
On Oct. 10, 2023, the New York State Education Department’s Office of Counsel issued Formal Opinion No. 243 (the Opinion), stating that alternative instruction for suspended students must equal the number of hours recently...more
On March 28, 2022, Governor Hochul signed into law a bill that renews the amendments to the Education Law relating to absentee ballots through Jan. 1, 2023....more
On June 7, 2021, Governor Cuomo signed into law a bill that amends the tenure process for probationary teachers and principals to account for changes necessary to the normal procedure due to the COVID-19 pandemic with regard...more
On April 26, 2021, Governor Cuomo signed into law a bill relating to absentee ballots for school district elections during a declared disaster emergency. ...more
On Monday, March 8, 2021, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into a law a bill that amends the signature requirements for petitions for small city school districts, union free and central school districts, as well as libraries under...more
On Feb. 17, 2021, Judge Brenda K. Sannes of the Northern District of New York, dismissed a lawsuit which sought to challenge the regulations announced by the New York Department of Health (DOH) in 2019 aimed at reducing the...more
As we become aware of an increasing number of schools located in areas designated as “Yellow Zones” pursuant to the New York State Cluster Action Initiative, if your school is not currently in a “Yellow Zone,” it may be...more
Throughout the COVID-19 global health and economic crisis Bond has marshaled its resources in support of employers by assessing the shifting business landscape, identifying potential legal hazards and charting sound...more
11/3/2020
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The Public Charge provision has been a longstanding part of U.S. immigration policy. Under longstanding regulations, if an individual was likely to become a “public charge” based on their receipt of “public benefits,” that...more
Following the New York State Legislature’s repeal of the religious exemption from immunization in New York Public Health Law Section 2164 on June 13, 2019, there have been legal challenges brought in both state and federal...more
On September 6, 2016, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation (S.8158/A.10740) that now requires every school district and board of cooperative educational services (collectively referred to as "school districts" or...more
Drinking water quality and water contamination are now high-profile topics of concern, with the discovery of unexpected contaminants in "public" water supplies across the country. Providers of "public water" are obligated to...more
In today’s business world, protecting trade secrets is of vital importance. A trade secret is anything which gives a company a competitive advantage and is kept confidential, including a design, formula, manufacturing...more
The rapid pace of technological development, particularly in the area of data storage, has created significant burdens on all businesses, large and small. In litigation, the cost of locating relevant Electronically-Stored...more
In this issue:
- SPECIAL REPORT: Increased Judicial Scrutiny for Restrictive Covenants and Claimed Trade Secrets
- CLASS ACTION UPDATE: Don’t Overlook CPLR § 901(b): New York’s Protection Against Class Actions for...more
4/1/2015
On the heels of the Court of Appeals’ landmark decision rejecting an independent cause of action for medical monitoring in Caronia v. Phillip Morris USA, on February 20, 2014, the Third Department decided Ivory v. IBM. Ivory...more