Client Memos

The New York State Workplace Violence Prevention Act, enacted in 2006, requires public employers with at least 20 full-time permanent employees to develop and implement a written Workplace Violence Prevention Program, evaluate their workplaces to assess the risk of violence, and implement an annual training...

In 2009, President Barack Obama declared April to be Sexual Assault Awareness Month and requested that federal agencies develop policies to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking. Last year, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) created a Policy Statement on Federal...

The State Board of Regents’ P-12 Education and Higher Education Committees (“the Committees”) have adopted several reform measures that were recommended by a P-12 Education Committee Work Group regarding the implementation of the new Common Core Standards (“the Standards”). ...

The Affordable Care Act (“the ACA”) established minimum standards for health insurance plans. One of those standards is prohibiting an individual who is otherwise eligible for health insurance coverage from waiting more than 90 days for coverage to become effective. This memorandum addresses...

With Valentine’s Day around the corner and love in the air, it is only fitting that we offer an overview of the potential legal issues that may arise because of workplace romances, as well as some of the best practices that employers should consider adopting...