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HR Alert: Managing Sexual Misconduct at Work – A Government View

Written by Lisa Coppola on February 17, 2024. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

Recently, the U.S. Department of Justice posted on its website an Agreement Between the United States and the State of New York Executive Chamber Regarding Workplace Reform. This agreement comes in the wake of sexual misconduct...

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New Law Increases Insurance Company Transparency

Written by Lisa Coppola on January 4, 2022. Posted in Business, Litigation, Personal Injury.

As 2021 came to a close, New York’s Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill, called the Comprehensive Insurance Disclosure Act, which requires more transparency from insurance companies involved in litigation claims. This...

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HR Alert: Required Workplace Monitoring Policy

Written by Lisa Coppola on January 3, 2022. Posted in Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

In November, Governor Hochul signed into law an amendment to New York’s Civil Rights Law § 59 requiring all employers of whatever size (except the State or its political subdivisions) to give prior written notice if they intend...

Remote Notarization is Back for Good!

Written by Lisa Coppola on December 23, 2021. Posted in Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, COVID 19, Entrepreneurship, Lawyer Ethics.

On December 22, 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law which will allow licensed notaries to perform notarial acts through a completely electronic format. What Does Completely Electronic Notarization Mean? ...

HR Alert: NY DOL’s New Workplace Marijuana Guidance

Written by Lisa Coppola on October 25, 2021. Posted in Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

On March 31, 2021, New York’s Governor signed into law a statute that legalized the recreational use and possession of marijuana. On October 21, 2021, the New York State Department of Labor (DOL) issued guidance about marijuana...

HR Alert: HERO Act – What You Need to Know Now

Written by Lisa Coppola on September 7, 2021. Posted in Business, Compliance, COVID 19, Employment.

On Labor Day 2021, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the Commissioner of Health had designated COVID-19 a highly contagious communicable disease that presents a serious risk of harm to the public health under New...

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