On March 14, 2024, New York State's Court of Appeals rendered its decision on Syeed v. Bloomberg L.P., which holds that New York City and New York State Human Rights Laws apply to nonresidents who are not yet even employed by a company in the city or state, but who are proactively seeking an actual city or state based...
Showing posts with label NYS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NYS. Show all posts
Monday, March 25, 2024
Friday, January 12, 2024
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On December 22, 2023 Governor Hochul signed Bill A3484A amending New York State's limited liability company law and the executive law. This new amendment will significantly transform the landscape of limited liability companies (LLCs) in New York. How will this bill accomplish this? By eradicating anonymous ownership...
Tuesday, March 08, 2022
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On March 7, 2022, the NYS Senate joined the Assembly to pass a bill (now going to the Governor to be enacted), which establishes a hotline for complainants of workplace sexual harassment. The Bill's Justification explains that "[n]early 75% of all sexual harassment goes unreported," and it envisions that this toll-free...
Thursday, December 23, 2021
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Effective June 20, 2022 video and audio conferenced electronic notarizations will be legal in New York State, but why make us wait until June 20, 2022? The law, S1780C, was signed by the Governor on December 22, 2022, but provides its effective date is 180 after signing. So, we have to wait roughly 6 months for new...
Wednesday, July 03, 2019
On Monday, Governor Cuomo called on the Department of Financial Services to investigate reports that state-regulated advertisers are using Facebook, Inc.'s advertising platform to discriminate against protected classes.
Real estate brokers and mortgage bankers are state regulated advertisers - you are warned.
Get...
Friday, April 05, 2019
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On March 31, 2019, Governor Cuomo signed the New York State Budget for the 2020 Fiscal Year. Notable changes include increased real estate transfer tax rates and mansion taxes for properties in New York City and other cities with a population of over 1 million.
The new transfer tax and mansion tax rates apply only to...
