New York Law Firms – What’s Hot and What’s Not
Law new is a catch-all term for all the nontraditional ways legal firms are serving their clients. It encompasses everything from technology to alternative business structures, from staffing models to service delivery methodologies and a diverse array of fee structures. It’s a broad concept that can be difficult to define, but one thing is clear: it involves benefiting the client.
NY Law and Government
The Center makes New York City and State government more transparent, understandable and effective through a wide range of programs and publications, including news and explainer articles; research and analysis; a series of public events featuring expert guests; an extensive library of in-depth podcast conversations; and other formats. The Center is a joint project of NYLS and the Samuel Seabury Center for Citizenship, Governance, and Public Service.
New York Laws
CUNY Law students can access this free online tool that allows them to search NY statutes by keyword. It also provides legislative reports, legislative calendars and other information. Findlaw also offers a free New York legislative history database that includes bill jackets from 1995 – 2009.
New York Rules
This online tool provided by the City Law Library allows users to access and search NYC rules in a browsable format. It also contains a helpful table of contents that can be used to quickly locate regulations by topic. The website indicates when each regulation was last updated. Note that this resource is only available to current CUNY School of Law students.
New York Laws and Regulations
The online version of this resource from the City Law Library includes all of the most recent laws passed by the NYC Council, as well as a full archive of previous legislation. It can be searched by keyword or by subject and includes links to legislative reports, committee meetings, and other information.
This bill would require certain City agencies to provide notice to their employees and job applicants regarding the availability of federal and State student loan forgiveness programs. It would also amend the City’s current prohibition on the use of discriminatory criteria in hiring and promotion decisions to add language addressing the impact of automated employment decision tools.
New York Sick Leave Laws
Ogletree Deakins continues to monitor and report on developments in the workplace law arena, particularly in the areas of background checks, drug testing, paid sick leave, multistate compliance and wages and hours. Please check the firm’s Employment Law, Pay Equity, Wages and Hours, and Workplace Safety and Health blogs for updates.
This bill expands the definition of “family member” under the State’s paid sick leave laws to include domestic violence victims’ family members, in addition to their children. It also makes other technical changes to the law, including clarifying the definition of a domestic violence victim. The Governor has 10 days to sign or veto the bill. If the Governor does not act within that timeframe, the bill will become law. If the Governor vetoes the bill, two-thirds of both houses must vote to override the veto.