KEEPING YOU INFORMED… On June 30, 2016, we wrote to advise you about the New York State Office of Children and Family Services’ adoption of emergency regulations relating to the interview of students without parental permission or a court order. A copy of that memo is...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to update you about the status of the NYSHIP health insurance buyout issue. Governor Cuomo recently vetoed Assembly Bill A09175, which would have amended New York Civil Service Law § 161 to prospectively prohibit any law, rule, regulation or policy...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“the ACA”) requires certain large employers to annually report whether and what health insurance coverage has been offered to full-time employees. The ACA also requires health care providers and employers providing self-insured coverage to report certain...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… Employers across the nation can breathe a sigh of relief and have something particularly cost-saving to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. Yesterday, a federal judge in Texas granted a motion for an emergency preliminary injunction of the implementation of the largely anticipated new...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… The New York State Department of Labor recently adopted new regulations regarding employer use of direct deposit and payroll debit cards as forms of wage payment. These new regulations become effective on March 7, 2017. The new regulations apply only to employers as defined...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… Governor Cuomo recently signed a law providing a tax exemption for property that is owned by individuals who served in the armed forces from September 2, 1945 through December 26, 1991; i.e., the term of the “Cold War.” School districts are authorized, but...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… Governor Cuomo recently signed into law a bill requiring all school districts and BOCES to conduct periodic testing of potable water sources and systems to monitor potential lead contamination in occupied school buildings, and to develop and implement a lead remediation plan where...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing as a follow up to our June 17, 2016 client memo (copy attached) regarding the litigation challenging NYSHIP’s Policy Memorandum 122r3 (“the NYSHIP memo”). The NYSHIP memo prohibits participating employers and agencies from allowing buyouts from a NYSHIP plan for...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), the total number of federal complaints for non-sexual harassment has dramatically increased since 2000, with employees in workplaces without policies reporting the highest levels of harassment. To combat workplace harassment, it is critical to have...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… The New York State Office of Children and Family Services (“OCFS”) recently adopted regulations, on an emergency basis, making it clear that, in appropriate circumstances, children who are alleged to have been abused or maltreated can be interviewed by Child Protective Services (“CPS”)...
