KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to advise you that, on December 15, 2020, Governor Cuomo signed into law long-awaited changes to the State’s Power of Attorney (POA) law. The new law (A.5630-A/S.3923-A), which takes effect on June 13, 2021, creates a presumption in favor of...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… As outlined in our previous Memorandum to Clients, New York State enacted a new paid sick leave (PSL) law (Labor Law § 196-b) on April 3, 2020. Unlike other laws put in place during the pandemic, the new PSL law is permanent and...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to advise you that, due to the expected continuation of both travel-related cases and community contact transmission of COVID-19, the Governor has issued Executive Order 202.79, permitting public and non-public schools located within geographic areas designated by the Department of...
The New York State Bar Association’s House of Delegates recently approved a resolution calling for the state to consider requiring residents be inoculated against Covid-19 based on guidelines established by public health experts, when available. Bar President Scott M. Karson explains why in this December...
Scott M. Karson, President of the New York State Bar Association, delivered his President’s Message in the December 2020 issue of the New York State Bar Association Journal. To view this article, please click here: Opportunities for the Practice of Law in the Aftermath of COVID-19....
On November 19, 2020, Lindsay T. Crocker, Esq., participated on a panel presenting on the topic “Current Productive Practices – Remedies and Alternatives” at the Restorative Justice Symposium sponsored by the Suffolk County Bar Association’s Academy of Law....
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… As a follow up to our November 4, 2020 memorandum, we are writing to advise you that New York State has now eliminated its Travel Advisory List and instead will be applying its new quarantine protocols to any travel to states/territories that are...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to advise you that on October 31, 2020, Governor Cuomo issued Executive Order 205.2, which, effective November 4, 2020, permits travelers to “test out” of the NYS Travel Advisory’s 14-day quarantine requirement upon return from a location on the NYS...
Scott M. Karson, President of the New York State Bar Association, delivered his President’s Message in the November 2020 issue of the New York State Bar Association Journal. To view this article, please click here: Technology is Great but I Miss Human Interaction....
