2014 was uncomfortably fast. When did you last write 2013 on a check or a letter by mistake? If you did, rest assured that you are not alone. So, while we still have a few weeks before we have to face the start of a new year (and learn to write 2015), let’s reflect on a few of the events from 2014 that may have a lasting impact on your businesses.

New York’s Commercial Goods Transportation Industry Fair Play Act was signed into law on January 10, 2014. Governor Cuomo signed the bill subject to some “technical corrections” that were passed by the New York Legislature before the Act went into effect on April 10, 2014. The “technical corrections” appear to have made the Act applicable to not only motor carriers with a physical presence in the State of New York, but also those with drivers that merely transport freight through the State of New York under a license issued by another state.