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… Consistent with our ongoing commitment to continue to keep you apprised of the Governor’s latest executive orders, this memo provides a summary of Executive Orders 202.38 and 202.39, which were recently issued and are the next steps for “opening of the valve” in...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to advise you that, effective on September 30, 2020, all private sector employers in New York will be required to provide their employees with certain sick leave benefits. This is separate from the State’s paid family leave program and the...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… This memo provides a summary of Executive Orders 202.34 through 202.36, which the Governor recently issued as part of the State’s transition from New York “On Pause” to New York Forward.Enforcement of Face-Covering RequirementThrough June 27, 2020, business operators and building owners may...
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… 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...
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...
