28 Dec, 2023 Salary Threshold Increases January 1, 2024 By Howard Lavin On December 27, the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) finalized regulations increasing the salary threshold to be an exempt...
26 Dec, 2023 NY Governor Vetoes Ban of Non-Competes By Howard Lavin On December 23, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill that would have prohibited employers from seeking, requiring,...
21 Dec, 2023 2024: We Can Work It Out/Don't Stop Believing! By Justin Newman As Father Time marches towards 2024, how do we spur the CRE market? A new MarketWatch article forecasts a potentially gloomy year for...
20 Dec, 2023 NY Labor Law Salary Threshold Changes By Howard Lavin Effective March 13, 2024, the salary threshold to be exempt from certain protections set forth in Article 6 of the New York Labor Law (NY...
15 Dec, 2023 OCR Marks 46th HIPAA Right of Access Settlement By Thompson Coburn Today, OCR settled its 46th case in a series of enforcement actions under its right of access initiative. This time, the settlement was...
15 Dec, 2023 Official Fed Travel to Become More Sustainable By Katie Kraft New guidance out from the White House! Federal agencies now are required to prioritize sustainable transportation methods for official...
15 Dec, 2023 Class Actions Highlight AI-Assisted Payer Denials By Mackenzie Wallace Ashton Dietrich As health care payers increasingly rely on artificial intelligence (“AI”) to speed up patient claim adjudication and prior-authorization...
14 Dec, 2023 So, you thought your arbitration agreement was bulletproof: Beware of traps that can render arbitration agreements unenforceable By Doug Lang In a recent federal court case, Baker Hughes v. Dynamic Industries, the court decided even though the parties agreed to arbitrate, the...
14 Dec, 2023 Using AI to draft court documents can be sanctionable By Doug Lang The controversy over lawyers’ apparent use of AI to draft court filings continues. In the U.S. District Court for the Southern District...
13 Dec, 2023 CHICAGO EMPLOYERS: STOP THE PRESSES … ER, POLICY REWRITES! By Susan Lorenc The Chicago City Council announced Wednesday without debate, discussion or explanation that it would delay implementation of the Paid...
11 Dec, 2023 Biden-Harris administration announces actions to lower health care costs by promoting competition By Wil Holtz The high cost of prescription drugs is a concern for many. While most may agree that lowering these prices is a worthy goal, just how to...
11 Dec, 2023 Congressional Caucus By Christopher Murray A voluntary membership organization in Congress centering around a particular issue or cause. For the First Time in Forever Though they...
07 Dec, 2023 Proposed rules published for Chicago's Paid Leave Ordinance By Susan Lorenc The City of Chicago recently issued proposed rules on the imminent Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance, attached here for...
07 Dec, 2023 Corporate Transparency Act, coming New Year's Day By Justin Newman Everyone should be prepared for the requirements in the Corporate Transparency Act, which is effective New Year's Day. My colleagues...
05 Dec, 2023 NCAA proposes to permit schools to finally pay student athletes By David Kaufman In a long-awaited and eventual move, the NCAA has proposed rules to permit its most financially secure institutions to pay student...
05 Dec, 2023 NY Department of Financial Services Updates Regulations on Cybersecurity By James Shreve The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) finalized amendments to its cybersecurity regulations on November 1, 2023, marking...