By Julia Trankiem and JeeHyun Yoon | December 18, 2023
As 2023 draws to a close, employers should familiarize themselves with these new laws to ensure timely compliance, according to Hunton Andrews Kurth's Julia Trankiem and JeeHyun Yoon.
By Brian Lee | December 15, 2023
The letter-writing campaign was led by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Brad Hoylman-Sigal, D-Manhattan, and Assemblymember Children and Families Committee Chairman Andrew Hevesi, D-Queens. Most of its signatories were Democrats, but it drew bipartisan support.
By Alex Anteau | December 15, 2023
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced he would prioritize tort-reform measures in an address to the Georgia Chamber of Commerce in August, falling in line with the chamber's policy objectives, which currently include repealing the direct-action statute and premises liability.
By Colleen Murphy | December 14, 2023
"I think what employers would really like from the Legislature is more certainty. Not making laws that, to figure out what it means, you have to go to litigation," David A. Rapuano, a partner with Archer & Greiner, said. "To me, and to my clients, it is bad policy to create laws that cannot be figured out unless a court [is involved]."
By Colleen Murphy | December 14, 2023
"I think what employers would really like from the Legislature is more certainty. Not making laws that, to figure out what it means, you have to go to litigation," David A. Rapuano, a partner with Archer & Greiner, said. "To me, and to my clients, it is bad policy to create laws that cannot be figured out unless a court [is involved]."
By Brian Lee | December 14, 2023
An attorney for a New York consumer-protection advocacy coalition asked lawmakers to advance a fifth proposal, the Consumer and Small Business Protection Act, which didn't make it out of committee.
By Colleen Murphy | December 14, 2023
"The goal of the pilot program is to make the courts more efficient and cut down on governmental waste," Sen. Vince Polistina said in a statement on the bill. "However, requiring the central municipal court to handle these cases without the corresponding revenue has become unnecessarily burdensome and costly."
By Brian Lee | December 13, 2023
One measure would end the century-old requirement that attorneys either live in or have an office in New York to practice in the state, while another calls on the new court administration to require that criminal court judges receive annual training on ever-changing bail laws.
By Alex Anteau | December 11, 2023
"While [the state Supreme Court's] decision means we do not need to move forward with this current legal challenge, we know some at the state Capitol have already signaled they plan to try again," DeKalb County DA Sherry Boston said.
By Cheryl Miller | December 9, 2023
An eight-term congressman from the San Joaquin Valley, Jerry McNerney is running for a Stockton-area state Senate seat that's been the center of political maneuvering the last few days.
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