New Laws at Ogletree Deakins
Law is a rapidly changing field. As legal services providers and companies look for ways to keep pace with the demands of a new generation, one idea that has gained popularity is the concept of “law new.” It’s difficult to pin down exactly what the term means, but it encompasses a variety of efforts to reach out to clients in innovative ways.
NYLS Appoints Ben Max to Lead the Center for New York City Law
The Center makes New York City and State government more transparent, understandable, and effective through news and explainer articles; research and analysis; a wide variety of public events featuring expert guests; in-depth podcast conversations; and other methods. The Center was renamed in 2024 to reflect its focus on both City and State issues and the relationship between the two levels of government.
NYLS Patent Law Clinic Achieves United States Patent for Client
The students and faculty in the Patent Law Clinic are helping clients bring their innovations to market, whether it’s a new computer program or an invention to prevent dementia. In their latest success, the Clinic helped a first-time inventor secure a United States patent for his work.
Hofstra Law Alumna Rosemarin Belliard Launches Mission-Driven Immigration Law Firm
A new law firm in the South Bronx is led by an alumna who brings her passion for immigrants’ rights to her practice. Rosemarin Belliard ’17 is the founder of New World Immigration Law, a firm that focuses on representation of immigrants in family-based visa applications and deportation defense.
New Laws in Washington
The State of Washington has adopted a number of laws to improve worker safety and protect against wage theft. New rules will require that employers provide employees with written notice of the existence and location of paid sick leave, child care and eldercare benefits, and other employee rights. Previously, only some employers were required to provide this information. The State also updated its prevailing minimum wage and overtime laws.
Ogletree Deakins will continue to monitor these developments and report on them in our Background Checks, Drug Testing, Employment Law, Leaves of Absence, Multistate Compliance, Pay Equity, Wage and Hour, and Workplace Safety and Health blogs.
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