KEEPING YOU INFORMED… As we have previously informed you, Executive Order 202.13 postponed the School Election and Budget Vote (“the Vote”). Late Friday afternoon, Governor Cuomo issued Executive Order 202.26 (“the Executive Order”) which, among other things, sets forth the timing, location and manner of the...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… Below are the important dates and deadlines for the adjourned 2020 Budget Vote and Election: May 11:*Deadline for submission of Nominating Petitions for School Board Candidates by 5:00 p.m. in the Office of the District Clerk [30 days before the Vote] [May 20...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to advise you of a recent amendment to the Taylor Law that is now in effect giving employee organizations (unions) the right to attend new employee orientations.A public employer (including a school district) must now provide certified and recognized employee...
Sharon N. Berlin, Esq., moderated an April 29, 2020 webinar sponsored by the New York State Bar Association Local and State Government Law Section and the Continuing Legal Education Department on “The Evolution of Executive Orders & the State Budget: Impact & Response During the...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… The New York Empire State Development Corporation (ESD) has recently updated its Guidance for Determining Whether a Business Enterprise is Subject to a Workforce Reduction under Recent Executive Orders, which is available at https://esd.ny.gov/guidance-executive-order-2026. The latest revision modifies existing restrictions on recreation, specifically...
On April 21, 2020, Alyssa L. Zuckerman, Esq. (virtually) guest-lectured on the topic "Collective Bargaining in the Public Sector" at Hofstra Law School in Hempstead, New York....
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… The COVID-19 pandemic presents an opportunity for you to review your existing Will and other estate planning documents to ensure that they accurately reflect your current wishes. If you do not have an existing estate plan, now is the ideal time to develop...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… On April 14th, the U.S. Small Business Administration (the “SBA”) issued an interim final rule on the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) as authorized by the CARES Act. You can find the interim final rule at: https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/Interim-Final-Rule-Additional-Eligibility-Criteria-and-Requirements-for-Certain-Pledges-of-Loans.pdf. Although the SBA has indicated that the funds available...
Richard K. Zuckerman, Esq., was quoted in an April 20, 2020 online nysba.org article by Brendan Kennedy entitled "New York to Remain on 'Pause' until May 15."...
Adam S. Ross, Esq., presented on a panel in a live webinar sponsored by the New York State Bar Association's Labor and Employment Law Section on the topic "COVID-19 Paid Leave and Employee Benefits: Overview of Federal, New York State & New York City Laws"...
