The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 37 - Vintage or Trendsetting? The SDNY's Whistleblower Pilot Program
3 Key Takeaways | New York State Bar Association IP Section Annual Meeting
Nonprofit Quick Tip: Registration in New York and New Jersey
#WorkforceWednesday: Noncompete Bans Spread to New York and Beyond - Employment Law This Week®
NYS Considers Ban of Non-Compete Agreements in the Shadow of the FTC's Proposed Nationwide Ban
#WorkforceWednesday: Major Updates to New York State’s Model Sexual Harassment Prevention Policy - Employment Law This Week®
The Chartwell Chronicles: Medical Provider Claims
Spending New York’s $4.2 Billion Environmental Bond Funds
The Latest Developments with NYS Concealed Carry Rules
Evidence Preservation: Handling the Issues in New York and New Jersey
New York Gun Legislation and Its Impact on Employers
Updates to New York Quarantine Rules and Their Impact on COVID-19 Paid Leave - Complimentary Webinar
Update and Discussion on Practical and Legal Issues - NYS Paid Sick Leave, NYC Employment Law Update, New Whistleblower Law, COVID19
#WorkforceWednesday: Update on Federal COVID-19 Vaccine Rules and NY and NYC Vaccine Mandates - Employment Law This Week®
On July 15, 2024, the Office of the New York State Attorney General (OAG) announced new guidance regarding the use of cookies, tags, and other online user information tracking tools. Although New York does not yet have a...more
The New York State legislature recently passed a bill that will, if approved by Governor Hochul, create a regulatory framework for the issuance of pet insurance in New York, mirroring similar legislation enacted in states...more
A bedrock principle underlying chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code is that creditors, shareholders, and other stakeholders should be provided with adequate information to make an informed decision to either accept or reject a...more
The New York City Council is proposing a bill (Int. No. 982) that would require employers to disclose pay data. Under the law, employers with more than 25 employees working in New York City will be required to report to the...more
As noted in our previous alert on January 22, 2024, the New York LLC Transparency Act (NYLTA) represents a pivotal step in New York State’s regulatory landscape, aligning closely with the federal Corporate Transparency Act...more
Enacted in 2021, the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) took effect on January 1, 2024. With this act, Congress intended to combat illicit activity by requiring certain US businesses to disclose ownership information to FinCEN....more
On March 1, 2024, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a revised version of New York State's LLC Transparency Act, which is modeled on FinCEN's Beneficial Ownership Information Rule. Other states are...more
Clients with Limited Liability Companies in New York Likely Impacted - The New York LLC Transparency Act (NYLTA) has recently been amended. The key take-aways are as follows: Effective Date has been pushed back a...more
Despite the fact that its constitutionality is currently in legal limbo, the federal Corporate Transparency Act has already had an impact rippling through a number of business sectors, thanks in no small part to the wave of...more
On March 1, 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed an amended version of the New York LLC Transparency Act (NYLTA), which was originally signed with provisions for amendments in December 2023. The NYLTA will go into...more
On December 22, 2023 the State of New York adopted the New York LLC Transparency Act (as amended to date, the “NY LLCTA”). The NY LLCTA in many respects follows the federal Corporate Transparency Act (together with any...more
New York Governor Kathy Hochul last month signed into law amendments to the recently enacted New York LLC Transparency Act (as amended, the “NYLTA”), extending the NYLTA’s effective date from December 21, 2024, to January 1,...more
New York employers should take note of a new law that recently took effect that impacts their ability to access applicant and employee social media accounts. The law applies to all employers covered by the New York Labor Law...more
New York has finalized its own set of disclosure requirements on limited liability companies, or LLCs, similar to those mandated by the federal Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). This makes New York the first state to impose...more
Starting January 1, 2026, the New York LLC Transparency Act (the “Act”) will require limited liability companies (LLCs) formed or authorized to do business in the State of New York to disclose information to the NY Department...more
Clients with Limited Liability Companies in New York Likely Impacted - New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed the New York LLC Transparency Act (NYLTA) into law. The act, which will become effective on December 21,...more
While federal legislative and regulatory authorities digest and plan their responses to the March 1, 2024 ruling in the U.S. District Court for the District of Alabama that held the federal Corporate Transparency Act (the...more
Plaintiffs’ counsel have launched a wave of lawsuits against New York venues and ticket platforms, invoking a recently-enacted provision of New York’s Arts and Cultural Affairs Law. According to these lawsuits, these...more
Credit card surcharging has increasingly gained the attention of consumers, businesses, and regulators over the past few years, and for good reason. As inflation continues to squeeze businesses and consumers alike, many...more
Under a new law that took effect on February 11, 2024, all “sellers” in New York who apply a credit card surcharge to sales transactions must now comply with certain consumer disclosure requirements. Signed into law by...more
Governor Kathy Hochul signed the law in December 2023 setting out disclosure requirements for limited liability companies (“LLCs”) organized or doing business in New York and creating a database of beneficial owners of New...more
If you thought you could hide behind your LLC in this new year, think again. Governor Kathy Hochul signed the New York LLC Corporate Transparency Act (the “Act”), which will go into effect in late 2024....more
Last month, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law Assembly Bill 2672, which both prohibits sellers from charging a credit card surcharge greater than what they are charged by the credit card company and requires...more
A national study released in 2015 reported that “nearly half the residential purchases of over $5 million were made by shell companies rather than named people.”[ii] Because shell companies could often be formed without...more
Back in May 2022, we wrote about a surge of new employment laws and amendments to existing employment statutes in New York State and New York City. Since then, New York State and New York City have continued to enact a wave...more