Did you know that Title VII employment discrimination cases can happen even if the perpetrator is merely the 6-year-old grandson of the owner?That's the lesson from Chapman v. Oakland Living Center, which is a case against an assisted living facility where the owner’s 6-year-old grandson repeatedly used the n-word...
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Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
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Dec
On December 21, 2021, Gov. Hochul signed Bill A04651 into law, which requires third-party delivery services to have a valid agreement with merchants before advertising, promoting, or selling any of the merchant's products on their platforms. So going forward, third-party delivery services such as Uber Eats, DoorDash,...
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Dec
As you may recall, a proposed bill (S1579A) was submitted to Gov. Hochul earlier this month seeking to amend the RPAPL and require lenders, assignees, or mortgage loan servicers to maintain and upkeep vacant residential property at the beginning of a foreclosure action, rather than towards the end of it. On December...
Thursday, December 09, 2021
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Dec
A bill (S1579A) awaiting Gov. Hochul's signature will amend section 1307 of New York Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law ("RPAPL") & require plaintiffs, lenders, assignees, or mortgage loan servicers in a residential mortgage foreclosure action to maintain vacated foreclosed property at the commencement of a...
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
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Nov
As you may recall, on May 5, 2021, the NY HERO Act was signed into law in order to protect employees against exposure and disease during a future airborne infectious disease outbreak. The HERO Act requires employers to take certain measures to protect their employees in the event of future airborne infectious disease outbreaks,...
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
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Nov
As you may recall, a proposed bill (A2382) was submitted to Gov. Hochul last month, seeking to amend the CPLR & Judiciary Law concerning predatory debt collection practices & consumer actions, as discussed in our blog here.On November 8, 2021, Gov. Hochul signed bill A2382 into law. "When bad actors try and...
Friday, October 29, 2021
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A proposed bill (A2382), awaiting Gov. Hochul's signature, seeks to amend the civil practice rules in NY (CPLR) & Judiciary Law concerning predatory debt collection practices & consumer credit actions. Specifically, the Bill provides the following: Cut the statute of limitations on consumer credit transactions...
Monday, October 04, 2021
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As you may recall, all federal contractors now have vaccination requirements because of Executive Order 14042, as discussed in our blog here.The Order requires that all contracts between federal contractor and subcontractor contain a clause ensuring compliance. However, the specifics of that clause were unknown...
Thursday, September 30, 2021
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Sep
A proposed rule at 12 NYCRR 141 will increase basic hourly minimum wage for non-farm workers outside of New York City, Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties, from $12.50 to $13.20. This proposed rule is in compliance with the minimum wage requirements at Labor Law 652(6). Although 70 cents may...
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
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Sep
According to the Second Circuit:This Court entered a temporary injunction in the above-captioned case on Friday, September 24, 2021 for administrative purposes pending decision by a three-judge panel. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the September 24 injunction is DISSOLVED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the motion for an...
Monday, September 27, 2021
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Sep
On September 25, 2021, Gov. Hochul released a comprehensive plan to address possible shortages within hospital and health care facilities in preparation for today's vaccination deadline. The plan includes the following: Signing an executive order (if necessary) to declare a state of emergency that would increase...
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ("TCJA") caused the gift, estate, and gift-skipping transfer ("GST") tax exemptions to be $11.7 million per person in 2021. However, it is scheduled to decrease to $5 million, adjusted for inflation on January 1, 2026. Have you been planning for that cliff? Even scarier for estate tax planning...
Friday, September 17, 2021
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Sep
If you want to avoid a workplace vaccine mandate, be very careful what you post on social media about politics and vaccines.According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's Questions and Answers: Religious Discrimination in the Workplace, "[s]ocial, political, or economic philosophies, as well as mere personal...
Thursday, September 16, 2021
Landlords and brokers should pay close attention to Long Island Housing Servs. Inc. v. NPS Holiday Square LLC in the Eastern District of New York. This case addressed whether minimum income requirements for rentals are discriminatory. What do you think?Should a landlord be able to screen tenants based on their...
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
The New York State Supreme Court (lowest level court with jurisdiction) issued a temporary restraining order until the sooner of a hearing or 9/22/21 concerning New York City's vaccine mandate for public education employees who instead argue for a Vax-Or-Test policy. To see the arguments yourself, in The New York...
15
Sep
In an effort to further provide adequate COVID-19 safety protocols for federal contractors and subcontractors, on September 9, 2021, President Biden signed Executive Order 14042, requiring federal agencies to ensure that contractor and subcontractor contracts contain a clause requiring contractors and subcontractors to...
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
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Sep
The Federal Court for the Northern District of New York has enjoined vaccine mandates based upon sincerely held religious beliefs by way of issuing a Temporary Restraining Order in the case of Dr. A v. Hochul. Here is how the plaintiffs' argued that the vaccine violate their sincerely held religious beliefs...
Friday, September 10, 2021
NYC Council has enacted local law 1339-2019, which amends Title 21 of the NYC Administrative Code by adding section 21-142, requiring the DSS to provide CityFHEPS (a rental assistance program designed to help individuals and families find and keep housing) applicants with written notice about source of income discrimination...
Tuesday, September 07, 2021
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Sep
Struggling employers can reduce their employee's hours and those employees can offset their lost wages with unemployment insurance (UI) under the Shared Work Program, which now offers even more flexibility thanks to S.4049, which Governor Hochul signed on Labor Day (9/6/21).The Shared Work Program provides employers...
Wednesday, September 01, 2021
Episode 208 of The Lieb Cast.Stop complaining about governmental vaccine rules for where you work and
where you go. Just live in the right place for you. We explain NYC's
vaccine rules to participate in everything and Montana's new
anti-discrimination law that prohibits changing opportunities based on
vaccination status. Search...
