Client Memos

  KEEPING YOU INFORMED… Governor Cuomo has signed into law legislation repealing Civil Rights Law § 50-a, the statute that previously protected law enforcement “personnel records used to evaluate performance toward continued employment or promotion” from disclosure pursuant to a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request for...

  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 applies only to those regions and...

  KEEPING YOU INFORMED… Governor Cuomo recently issued Executive Orders 202.28 through 202.31 as part of the State’s ongoing efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic. This memorandum addresses the provisions of these Orders that: (1) modify “New York On Pause” for employers; (2) keep schools “closed” with...

  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...

  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...