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EEOC, “Business Necessity” for Mandatory COVID-19 Screening
EEOC Now Requires “Business Necessity” for Mandatory Workplace COVID-19 Screening On July 12, 2022, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its Technical Assistance Questions and Answers regarding COVID-19
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Sexual Harassment Hotline Law Takes Effect in New York State
Sexual Harassment Hotline Law Takes Effect in New York State As part of New York State’s ongoing effort to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace, on March 16, 2022, Governor
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NYS Gaming Commission Adopts New Regulations for Charitable Gaming
NYS Gaming Commission Adopts New Regulations for Charitable Gaming The New York State Gaming Commission recently adopted regulations concerning an authorized organization’s sale of raffle tickets through the internet or
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New York State Employers Must Provide Notice of Electronic Monitoring
New York State Employers Must Provide Notice of Electronic Monitoring In the absence of an overarching federal law, data privacy laws continue to evolve primarily at the state level. As
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Fed Gov’t Ends Mandatory Arbitration, Sexual Assault, Harassment Claims
Federal Government Ends Mandatory Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Claims On March 3, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual
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New York State Ends Designation of COVID-19 Under the NY HERO Act
New York State Ends Designation of COVID-19 as a Serious Airborne Infectious Disease Under the NY HERO Act On March 17, 2022, New York State ended the designation of COVID-19
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Navigating Escalating Russia Sanctions
Navigating Escalating Russia Sanctions American businesses—exporters, manufacturers, financial institutions—and their customers and partners abroad may be feeling a sense of whiplash from the past few days of regulatory developments tied
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SEC Proposed Rules Target Advisers to Private Funds
SEC Proposed Rules Target Advisers to Private Funds The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed new rules that target advisers to private funds. Among other changes, the rules
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New York State Department of Labor Issues Whistleblower Law Notice
New York State Department of Labor Issues Whistleblower Law Notice We recently reported in “New York State Expands Workplace Whistleblower Protections” that Section 740 of the New York Labor Law was
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New York State Employers Freed From Mask Mandate
New York State Employers Freed From Mask Mandate On February 10, 2022, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul lifted the statewide indoor mask-or-vaccine mandate that had been in effect since
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