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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Nineteen attorneys general challenge HUD’s fair housing rule change

On May 2, a coalition of nineteen attorneys general submitted a letter to HUD opposing its interim final rule (IFR) which would revise the agency’s duty to affirmatively further fair housing. The coalition, led by attorneys...more

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Does Mastercard’s Plan for Geothermal Heating and Cooling Herald a Geothermal Revolution?

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Amidst continued optimism from the Trump Administration on geothermal energy as compared to other renewable energy sources, some private companies are looking to achieve their stated clean energy goals by turning to...more

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Commercial Division Moves Towards Adopting Additional Initial Disclosure Requirements

While the Commercial Division Rules are closer to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure than any other set of court rules in New York (including the base requirements of the CPLR), they are far from identical. One area where...more

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New York Court Issues Decision and Order Declaring the DOH’s August 2024 Reimbursement Rate Adjustment for Fiscal Intermediaries...

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On March 20, 2025, a New York Supreme Court Justice in Albany County issued a decision and order declaring the New York State Department of Health (NY DOH)’s August 2024 implementation of an administrative rate reimbursement...more

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New York Proposes Limits on Overdraft and NSF Fees

On January 23, 2025 the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced proposed regulations to curb overdraft fees and insufficient funds fees charged by banks in New York. The proposed rules aim to protect...more

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You Got a Friend in Me: Commercial Division Seeks to Adopt New Rule Governing the Filing of Amicus Curiae Briefs

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As recently highlighted by my colleagues, the Commercial Division Advisory Council (“Advisory Council”) has been hard at work striving to implement and amend certain rules and regulations to enhance practice in the Commercial...more

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New York’s “Climate Superfund” Bill becomes Law, Part of a Trend

In a “paradigm shift in environmental liability,” some states are seeking to legislate financial responsibility on large coal and oil & gas companies for the public costs associated with strengthening infrastructure against...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Empire State of Minding the Minors: New York Laws Aim To Ensure Children’s Privacy and Online Safety

On June 7, 2024, the New York Legislature passed two bills to protect children online. The Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act, S7694A, prohibits social media platforms from providing defined "addictive...more

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Proposed Trial Rules Reboot (Commercial Division Rules 25-33): Stay Tuned

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Since the inception of the New York State Supreme Court Commercial Division Rules in 1993, the rules have been consistently amended and refined by judges with practitioners’ input to “improve the efficiency with which such...more

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Governor Hochul Vetoes New York Non-Compete Ban

After months of speculation and intense lobbying, New York Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill that would have imposed a near-total ban on employee non-competition agreements in New York State. Governor Hochul has long...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

New York Governor Vetoes Non-Compete Ban

On December 22, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed legislation that would have instituted a near-universal ban on non-competition provisions in New York after negotiations between the Governor and the bill’s...more

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New York Bans Reporting of Medical Debt Effective Immediately

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On December 13, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law S4907A, which prohibits hospitals, medical providers, or ambulance services from providing negative information about medical debt to consumer reporting agencies...more

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New York DOH Revises Medical Respite Program Operator Rules

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The New York Department of Health (DOH) is seeking public comment on its revised rulemaking that seeks to establish procedures for review and approval of applications from not-for-profit corporations to be certified as a...more

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New York Ethics Commission Releases Emergency Rulemakings on Investigative and Enforcement Efforts

Over the past several months, the New York State Commission of Ethics and Lobbying in Government (“COELG”), formerly known as the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (“JCOPE”), released numerous emergency rulemakings aimed at...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New York Adopts Final Commercial Financing Disclosure Regulations

On February 1, NY DFS announced the adoption of the final regulation implementing the New York State Commercial Finance Disclosure Law (CFDL) (N.Y. Fin. Serv. Law §§ 801 to 812). The regulations require companies that offer...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

NY DFS Releases Custodial Guidance on Crypto Insolvency

On January 23, the NY DFS released updated guidance with regard to better protecting consumers in the event of virtual currency insolvency. This updated guidance applies to entities that DFS has licensed or chartered to hold...more

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NY Medicaid Inspector General Finalizes Rulemaking for Medicaid Program Fraud, Waste and Abuse Prevention

On December 28, 2022, New York State Register published a summary of the New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General’s (“OMIG”) Notice of Adoption for Rulemaking on Medicaid Program Fraud, Waste and Abuse...more

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Fall 2022 Employment Law Roundup

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U.S. Department of Labor Publishes Proposed Rule on Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act - On October 13, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a proposed rule updating the...more

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New York Proposes Cybersecurity Rules for Financial Institutions

On July 29, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) released Draft Amendments to its Part 500 Cybersecurity Rules that would impose new obligations on financial institutions on reporting, governance, testing,...more

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