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Transfer on Death Deeds Adopted by New York

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Avoiding probate is often an important goal for many estate planning clients.  Probate is the court-supervised process of administering a deceased person’s estate and transferring their property at death pursuant to the terms...more

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Employment Law Update: New York is the First State to Mandate That Employers Pay for Prenatal Care Leave

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New York is the first state in the United States to require employers to pay for prenatal personal care for their employees. On April 20, 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a budget bill that amends New...more

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New York Becomes the First State to Mandate Paid Prenatal Leave and Sets COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Sunset Date

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Making New York the first state to mandate paid prenatal leave, the legislature on April 19, 2024 passed an amendment to New York Labor Law § 196-b that will require employers to provide up to 20 hours of paid leave in a...more

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NY State Bar Association Joins Florida and California on AI Ethics Guidance – Suggests Some Surprising Implications

The NY State Bar Association (NYSBA) Task Force on Artificial Intelligence has issued a nearly 80 page report (Report) and recommendations on the legal, social and ethical impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and generative...more

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Judge Strikes Down New York’s Cannabis Marketing Rules

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In a sharp rebuke to New York’s Cannabis Control Board, state Supreme Court judge Kevin R. Bryant dealt a blow to the adult-use cannabis industry when he issued a decision in Leafly Holdings, Inc. et al. v. NYS Office of...more

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Safe for Work? New Social Media Privacy Law Affecting New York Employers Goes into Effect on March 12

Beginning on March 12, 2024, a new social media privacy law for employees and job applicants goes into effect in New York. The new law will amend the New York Labor Law (the “NYLL”) to restrict most employers from accessing...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded - Technology Law Insights, V 5, Issue 1, January 2024

The Current Status of Privacy Laws Across the United States - Unlike the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union (EU), the United States does not have a nationwide comprehensive data privacy law....more

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New Year, New Severance and Settlement Agreement Rules for New York

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With the New Year in full swing, it is important for New York employers to be aware of recent changes to New York’s statutes relating to severance agreements. On November 17, 2023, New York enacted S4516, which provides...more

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New York Proposes Cybersecurity Regulations for Hospitals

Governor Kathy Hochul has released new cybersecurity requirements for hospitals in New York, requiring that they implement minimum cybersecurity controls to safeguard protected health information and avoid delays in care as a...more

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New York to Extend Window for Filing Administrative Complaints of Unlawful Discrimination

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n November 17, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed Senate Bill 3255 (the “Act”) into law. The Act amends Section 297-5 of the New York Executive Law (“Section 297-5”) by extending the statute of limitations for filing...more

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NYC Enacts Law Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Height and Weight

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On November 22, 2023, New York City’s law banning discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations on the basis of an individual’s height and/or weight went into effect. The law, signed on May 26, 2023 by...more

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New York City Bans Discrimination Based on Height and Weight

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Effective November 22, 2023, New York City has added height and weight to the list of characteristics protected against discrimination in employment, public accommodations, and housing (and other real estate). New York City...more

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New York Wants Comprehensive Cybersecurity Plans for Hospitals by February 2025

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New York Gov Kathy Hochul is touting her proposed statewide cybersecurity regulations for hospitals and health systems as “nation-leading,” and, if approved, those entities will have until February 2025 to comply with the new...more

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New York Bans Sale of Certain Supplements to Minors

On October 25, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a bill (the “Act”) banning the sale of over-the-counter weight loss and muscle building supplements to children under the age of 18. This Act is the first...more

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New York State Pay Transparency in Job Advertisements Law Goes Into Effect and Department of Labor Issues Proposed Regulations

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Seyfarth Synopsis: New York State’s law on pay transparency in job advertisements went into effect on September 17, 2023. A few days before the law’s effective date, the state’s Department of Labor published proposed rule...more

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New York State Promulgates Regulations for its New Pay Range Disclosure Law

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As employers throughout New York State are now determining how to comply with the newest State-wide pay transparency law, which took effect on September 17, 2023, the New York State Department of Labor (DOL) released proposed...more

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New York State’s Salary Transparency Law Takes Effect September 17, 2023

The time has come – New York employers are reminded that a statewide salary transparency law goes into effect on September 17, 2023. While many employers in New York City, Westchester County, the City of Ithaca and Albany...more

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Employers Beware of NLRB’s New Work Rules

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On August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued a decision in Stericycle, Inc., in which they adopted new rules for evaluating whether the policies related to employee conduct in employee handbooks...more

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New York Adopts New Regulations on Prohibition of Corporal Punishment, Aversive Interventions, Prone Restraint and Seclusion

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Under New York’s law and regulations, there are several well-settled guiding principles for physically interacting with students with disabilities: corporal punishment is prohibited; the use of aversive interventions has been...more

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NYISO’s Grid Reliability Need Finding: A Harbinger of Opportunity to Come in New York

On July 14, 2023, the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) identified a grid reliability need in New York City of 446 megawatts (MW) beginning in the summer of 2025. If the City experiences a 98-degree heatwave that...more

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New York State Enacts New Notice Requirements Targeting Private Equity Health Care Transactions

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New York recently enacted new legislation that will amend Article 45-A of the New York Public Health Law, entitled “Disclosure of Material Transactions”.  Although the legislation, as enacted, contains no description of...more

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NY Amends Home Care Worker Minimum Wage

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One of the many new provisions enacted as part of the 2023-2024 New York State Budget was an increase in the minimum wage for home care workers. Initially, it is important to note that the $1 hourly increase in the minimum...more

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New York Approves New Cannabis Licenses and Revised Regulations

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The New York State Cannabis Control Board’s latest meeting lasted more than three hours as many throughout the state’s marijuana industry — which is projected to annually generate more than $2 billion for the state’s economy...more

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New York State Updated Its Model Sexual Harassment Policy

The New York State Department of Labor (the “NYSDOL”) recently updated its Model Sexual Harassment Policy for all employers. The NYSDOL also released an updated model training slide presentation and training video. As a...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

New York Department of Financial Services Issues Regulations Regarding Commercial Finance Disclosures

The State of New York passed a law in December 2020 – the Commercial Finance Disclosure Law (“CFDL”), with an effective date of June 2021 – that prescribed required disclosures for commercial finance transactions that are...more

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