On April 24, 2025, two U.S. District Courts issued Orders finding the U.S. Department of Education (DOE)’s Feb. 14, 2025 “Dear Colleague” Letter (DCL) to be unlawful and narrowly restricting the DOE’s enforcement of the DCL. The…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Education Law
On May 8, 2025, the New York State Legislature passed the state’s budget legislation and, on May 9, 2025, Governor Hochul approved it. The legislation included several provisions that modified the New York State Education Law…
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/ Administrative Law, Education Law
On May 5, 2025, the Department of Education (ED) released a “Request for Institutions to Provide Repayment Information to Former Students to Prevent Defaults” (GEN-25-19). Noting that “only 38% of Direct Loan and Department-held…
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/ Administrative Law, Education Law, Finance & Banking
In April, the United States Supreme Court denied certiorari in Antonyuk v. James, a case challenging many of the restrictions imposed by New York’s Concealed Carry Improvement Act (CCIA). As a result, the Second Circuit’s Oct…
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/ Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
It is common practice across the country for employees to be paid every other week or twice per month, because that imposes much less time and manpower on an employer than running payroll weekly. But such a practice can subject…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
Effective April 21, 2025, new subsection 3-d of Vehicle & Traffic Law Section 1229-c provides that:
a) No person 16 years of age or older shall be a passenger in a charter bus unless such person is restrained by an approved…
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/ Administrative Law, Transportation
On April 23, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order titled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy” (the Order). Through this Executive Order, and accompanying Fact Sheet, the Trump Administration…
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/ Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
On April 23, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order, “Reforming Accreditation to Strengthen Higher Education.” This Executive Order would require agencies that currently accredit colleges and universities to overhaul…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Education Law
On April 9, 2025, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued guidance stating that it will begin considering individuals’ antisemitic activity on social media and the physical harassment of Jewish individuals…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law
On April 9, 2025, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued guidance stating that it will begin considering individuals’ antisemitic activity on social media and the physical harassment of Jewish individuals…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law
On April 11, 2025, a new rule went into effect in which the United States government will start to strictly enforce the requirement that foreign nationals register their presence with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law
For manufacturers located in New York State, the employment of out-of-state telecommuters can greatly expand the available talent pool. That said, there are a number of issues that need to be addressed when considering this type…
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/ Business Organizations, Labor & Employment Law, Taxation
Bond’s health care and long term care practice groups want to ensure you’re ahead of the curve on a compliance requirement that will affect the nation’s skilled nursing facilities and, potentially, the organizations they work…
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/ Administrative Law, Health
On Friday, March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) adopted an interim final rule that severely narrows the scope of the requirements to report beneficial ownership information (BOI) under the Corporate…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, International Law & Trade
It is taking longer to get a patent. Since 2020, the average time from patent filing to receiving the first action from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has risen from 14 months to 21 months, a 50% increase in only…
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/ Administrative Law, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment Law
