Court TV: Husband Accused of Poisoning Wife. Analysis with Attorney Andrew Lieb

Husband Accused of Poisoning Wife. Analysis with Attorney Andrew Lieb, Guest Legal Analyst on Court TV.

Court TV: Antifreeze Murder Retrial. Analysis with Attorney Andrew Lieb

 Antifreeze Murder Retrial. Analysis with Attorney Andrew Lieb, Guest Legal Analyst on Court TV.

FOX LiveNOW: Attorney Andrew Lieb, Legal-Political Analyst Discussing The Articles of Impeachment Filed Against DHS Secretary Mayorkas

Attorney Andrew Lieb, Legal-Political Analyst Discussing The Articles of Impeachment Filed Against DHS Secretary Mayorkas on LiveNOW From Fox.

FOX LiveNOW: Legal Political Analyst Andrew Lieb Comments on McCarthy Falling Short 3 Times in Speaker Vote

McCarthy Falling Short 3 Times in Speaker Vote. Analysis With Attorney Andrew Lieb, Legal Political Commentator on LiveNOW From Fox.

PIX 11 NY: Santos Campaign Finance Issues & Lies. Legal Political Analysis with Attorney Andrew Lieb

 

George Santos Campaign Finance Issues & Lies. Legal Political Analysis with Attorney Andrew Lieb on PIX 11

Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Passed into Law

As part of funding the federal government on December 29, 2022, by way of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, President Biden signed a new employment discrimination law that will be effective on June 27, 2023, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. 

This new anti-discrimination law requires US employers to provide reasonable accommodations to address their employee's limitations related to "pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions," except if such accommodations would constitute an "undue hardship on the operations of the business" of the employer. 

If employers had any doubt, they should immediately and proactively adjust their policy manuals and spell-out how covered employee(s) can request to engage in the "interactive process" where such employee(s) can help to identity reasonable accommodations that would allow them to otherwise perform their essential functions of their job.

Make no mistake, the new law makes clear that employers cannot require covered employees to take leave, even paid leave, if a reasonable accommodation is otherwise available.

Moving forward, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions no longer need to constitute a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act for an accommodation to be statutorily required to be made available to employees throughout the United States.

  

 

Top 5 New Housing Discrimination Laws from 2022

1. New Groups Protected from Discrimination in NYS: Anti-Discrimination on Citizenship / Immigration Status protected in NYS as of December 23, 2022, and Status as a Victims of Domestic Violence protected in NYS as of May 13, 2022.
2. New Notice About Source of Income Discrimination Provided in NYS by Administrators: Public housing agencies (i.e., section 8 administrators) must provide recipients of Notice of Rights from Source of Income Discrimination as of August 17, 2022 (the form reminds us on its face that “cannot say they do not accept housing vouchers or that they do not participate in a program such as Section 8.”)
3. Internet Enforcement is in NYS: DOS launched the Internet Enforcement Unit on June 1, 2022, which focuses on websites complying with law, including the existence of the Fair Housing Statement, compliance with Standard Operating Procedure Rules, and compliance with Advertising Regulations (19 NYCRR 175.25) with a specific emphasis on the use of unlicensed aliases rather than licensed names in such advertisements.
4. New Notice About Disability Discrimination Rights to be Provided by NYS Real Estate Licensees: Real estate licensees (brokers / salespersons) must provide Notice Disclosing Tenants’ Rights to Reasonable Accommodations for Persons with Disabilities at the first point of substantive contact and with a link to the law on the homepage of every website as of May 18, 2022.
5. Implementation of Standard Operating Procedures Required in NYS: Standard Operating Procedures need to be adopted by brokerage firms and made publicly available on all licensees' websites and mobile device applications while also being available, on request, to the public at office locations, as of March 18, 2022.

Spectrum 1 NY: NY AG To Review Issues Raised About George Santos. Analysis with Attorney Andrew Lieb.

NY AG To Review Issues Raised About George Santos. Legal Political Analysis with Attorney Andrew Lieb on Spectrum 1 NY.

FOX 5 NY: FTX's Bankman-Fried, Charged With 'Epic' Fraud. Legal Analysis With Attorney Andrew Lieb

Attorney Andrew Lieb appeared on Fox 5 NY discussing FTX Bankman-Fried charged with "epic" fraud and released on $250 bond. 

Throw Out Your Old Residential Lease Forms - New Law Alert

On June 21, 2023, all residential leases in NYS need to be updated to provide notice of the flood risk and flood history of the rental as well as what flood insurance is available to renters.

S5472A has created Real Property Law 231-b to create a right to know for renters when it comes to floods. 

Now, in addition to providing the history of flood damage at the premises and whether the rental is in a FEMA floodplain, special flood hazard area, or a moderate risk flood hazard area, landlords must include the following notice in all of their leases:

FLOOD INSURANCE IS AVAILABLE TO RENTERS  THROUGH  THE  FEDERAL

EMERGENCY  MANAGEMENT AGENCY'S (FEMA'S) NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM  (NFIP) TO COVER YOUR PERSONAL PROPERTY AND CONTENTS IN THE  EVENT  OF  A  FLOOD.  A  STANDARD  RENTER'S  INSURANCE POLICY DOES NOT TYPICALLY COVER  FLOOD DAMAGE. YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXAMINE  YOUR  POLICY  TO  DETERMINE  WHETHER YOU ARE COVERED.