Lamb & Barnosky, LLP is proud to congratulate Sharon N. Berlin, Esq. for her recent recognition in Best Lawyers’ 2021 “Women in the Law” Business Edition. Sharon N. Berlin was selected by her peers for inclusion in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… Yesterday, Governor Cuomo announced that paid sick leave is available for individuals recovering from COVID-19 vaccine side-effects and that the New York State Department of Labor would publish additional guidance with respect to this leave time. The guidance, which was published earlier today...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to provide you with an update to this morning’s memorandum regarding New York State’s adoption of the CDC guidance pertaining to mask use and social distancing for fully-vaccinated individuals.This afternoon, the State published a new guidance document regarding implementing the...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to provide you with information related to New York State’s adoption of the CDC’s recently-released guidance[1] pertaining to mask use and social distancing for fully-vaccinated individuals. Consistent with the CDC’s guidance, these new rules apply to most businesses and public...
On May 14, 2021, Sharon N. Berlin, Esq. presented on a panel on the topic "Returning to In-Person Work in the COVID-19 Era" at the Long Island Chapter Labor and Employment Relations Association's Spring Conference. Alyssa L. Zuckerman, Esq. is a Conference Chair and was be...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We previously advised in client memoranda that the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) had issued a rule on determining independent contractor status and that prior to the original effective date of March 8, 2021,[1] the Biden Administration decided to freeze the rule and...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to advise you that the NYS Department of Labor (“DOL”) has published guidance about the COVID-19 vaccination paid leave law in the form of “Frequently Asked Questions.”[1]As explained in our March 16, 2021 memorandum, NYS recently passed laws requiring public...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to advise you that, consistent with a recent communication from the NYS Department of Education, all public libraries (including free association libraries) must resume “in-person services” by June 1, 2021, for a certain minimum number of “open hours” per week,...
On June 24, 2021, Sharon N. Berlin, Esq. co-presented on the topic, “How to Use Section 913 Examinations and Respond to Accommodation Requests Effectively,” at the live virtual 20th Annual School Attorney Law Conference sponsored by the NYS Association of School Attorneys. This presentation reviewed...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… Governor Cuomo has signed into law the Marijuana[1] Regulation and Taxation Act (“the Act”). Through its enactment, New York State legalized the recreational use of cannabis[2] products by adults who are 21 years of age or older and made changes to the existing...
