Starting July 7, 2025, litigants in New York’s Commercial Division will face a significant shift in their discovery obligations. Rule 11-h, recently adopted by the Chief Administrative Judge, introduces mandatory initial disclosures even when no discovery demand has been made.…
Beginning on January 1, 2024, businesses must comply with the United States’ Corporate Transparency Act, which mandates that individuals who own or control a business must file a report detailing the beneficial ownership information (BOI) to the United States Treasury’s…
On December 29, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed the Grieving Families Act. The bill passed the Assembly and Senate with bipartisan support last year, but was vetoed by the Governor in January 2023. A narrower bill was then…
The Basics In 1935, Congress passed the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) to encourage collective bargaining by protecting workers at private-sector workplaces. Also established was the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), an independent federal agency that protects employees from unfair…
Since 1847, the wrongful death statute in New York has limited damages and compensation for a person’s wrongful death. Specifically, it is codified in the Estates, Powers & Trust Law (EPTL) at 5-4.3 and 5-4.4(a) that only a distributee of…
In May 2021, a bill was introduced to the New York Legislature to amend the Civil Practice Law and Rules (CPLR) in relation to insurance disclosure for defendants in civil lawsuits. The bill, in short, would require defendants to provide…
Many businesses have the need for regular, ongoing legal services but cannot fund the expense of adding a full-time attorney to staff, while some businesses simply want to add specialized support to an existing in-house legal team. Having a dedicated…
On May 5, 2021, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (NY HERO Act) into law. The law mandates new workplace health and safety protections in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose…
With the NY Forward plan in place, businesses in New York are anticipating and preparing to reopen. The Plan divides New York State into regions. Each region will be allowed to reopen businesses in four phases with at least two…