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Labor & Employment Client Alert – December 2019

• New York State Minimum Wage and New York State and Federal Overtime-Exempt Salary Levels Scheduled to Increase

Energy Client Alert – December 2019

• New York State Public Service Commission Flexes “Just and Reasonable” Muscle to Impose Sweeping Reforms to Energy Marketplace

Intellectual Property Client Alert – November 2019

• Caution: Misleading Trademark Notices

International Client Alert – November 2019

“U.S. Court of Appeals Decisions Expand the Ability to Obtain Documents and Testimony for Use in International Arbitrations,” Phillips Lytle International Client Alert, November 2019

Labor & Employment Client Alert – November 22, 2019

• New York State Bans Discrimination Based on Reproductive Health Decision Making

Labor & Employment Client Alert – November 2019

• New York State Issues Additional Anti-Harassment Guidance

International Client Alert – October 29, 2019

“Section 301 Tariff Exclusions May Be Extended,” Phillips Lytle International Client Alert, October 2019

International Client Alert – October 2019

“USTR to Open Section 301 Exclusion Requests for List 4A,” Phillips Lytle International Client Alert, October 2019

Real Estate Client Alert – October 2019

“The Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019: Changes in New York Landlord-Tenant Law for Commercial and/or Residential Properties,” Phillips Lytle Real Estate Client Alert, October 2019

Labor & Employment Client Alert – October 2019

• Federal Salary Level for “White Collar” Minimum Wage and Overtime Exemptions Set to Increase on January 1, 2020

Real Property Tax Client Alert – October 2019

• Revaluation of Real Property in the City of Buffalo: My New Assessment Is How Much?

Data Security & Privacy Client Alert – September 2019

• New York, Nevada, Washington and Oregon Enact Privacy Laws and Expand Data Breach Notification Requirements, Which May Apply Even to Businesses Located in Other States

Telecommunications Client Alert – September 2019

• FCC Update: Small Cell Petition and Pole Attachment Ruling

Telecommunications Client Alert – August 2019

• FCC Seeks Comment on Competitive Access to Multiple Tenant Environments and Preempts San Francisco’s Competitive Access Ordinance

Labor & Employment Client Alert – August 15, 2019

“Governor Cuomo Signs ‘Game-Changing’ Workplace Discrimination and Harassment Protections into Law,” Phillips Lytle Labor & Employment Client Alert, August 2019

Labor & Employment Client Alert – July 18, 2019

• New York State Bans Discrimination Based on Hair Texture and Protective Hairstyles and Other Traits Associated with Race

International Client Alert – July 2019

• Trump Administration Reverses Course on Lawsuits Over Expropriated Cuban Property

Labor & Employment Client Alert – July 9, 2019

• New York Opens the Gate for Farm Worker Organizing

Labor & Employment Client Alert – July 2019

• New York State Passes Legislation That Would Further Expand Protections Against Pay Discrimination

International Client Alert – June 2019

• USTR Creates Web Portal for Section 301 Tariff Product Exclusion Requests

Labor & Employment Client Alert – June 25, 2019

• New York State Legislature Passes “Game-Changing” Bill Extending Workplace Discrimination and Harassment Protections

Data Security & Privacy Client Alert – June 2019

• Recent Developments in Consumer Privacy Legislation and Cybersecurity Practices

Environment Client Update – June 2019

• New York Ramping Up Oversight of Chemical Substances in Consumer Products

Labor & Employment Client Alert – May 13, 2019

• EEOC Requires Employers to Submit EEO-1 Component 2 Pay Data by September 30, 2019

Telecommunications Client Alert – May 2019

• FCC Proposes to Prohibit Restrictions on Deployment of Some 5G Fixed Wireless Antennas

Labor & Employment Client Alert – May 2019

• New York Extends Employee Paid Time Off Voting Benefit

Telecommunications Client Alert – April 2019

• Telecom Tax Ceilings in NYS – Inventory Filing Deadline Is April 30, 2019

International Client Alert – April 29, 2019

• The Deemed Export Rule: Balancing Requirements Under U.S. Export Control and Anti-Discrimination Laws

Real Estate Client Alert – April 2019

• Opportunity Zone Update: New Proposed Regulations Released

International Client Alert – April 2019

• Section 301 Tariffs Might Extend Beyond China to the EU

Telecommunications Client Alert – March 2019

• New York State Public Service Commission Adopts Wireless Pole Attachment Reforms

Labor & Employment Client Alert – March 27, 2019

• Department of Labor Issues Replacement Rule for FLSA Overtime Exemptions

Environment Client Update – March 2019

• Regulatory Update: EPA and New York Actions on PFOA and PFOS

Labor & Employment Client Alert – March 2019

• New York State Department of Labor Abandons (for Now) Proposed “Call-In” and Scheduling Regulations

Immigration Client Alert – February 2019

• USCIS to Begin Accepting Cap-Based H-1B Petitions for 2020 on April 1, 2019

Labor & Employment Client Alert – February 2019

• Federal Circuit Court Requires Separate Federal and State Disclosure Notices for Background Checks

Labor & Employment Client Alert – February 2019

• New York Codifies Ban against Gender Identity or Expression Discrimination

Environment Client Update – January 2019

• Third Circuit Holds Owner Liable for Pre-Acquisition Remediation Costs under CERCLA

International Client Alert – January 2019

• Export/Investment Reviews and the Shutdown

Telecommunications Client Alert – January 2019

• New York State Court of Appeals Holds That Cellular Data Transmission Equipment Is Taxable as Real Property

Telecommunications Client Update – January 2019

• The Race to Deploy Next Generation (5G) Telecom Networks: What Are the Governments of Australia and the United States Doing?

Labor & Employment Client Alert – January 2019

• New York State’s “Call-In” and Scheduling Pay Requirements Likely to Change in 2019

Labor & Employment Client Alert – December 2018

• New York Minimum Wage and Exempt Salary Requirements Scheduled to Increase on December 31, 2018

Telecommunications Client Alert – December 2018

• New York Town Challenges Applicability of FCC Order to 4G LTE DAS Configurations

Telecommunications Client Alert – November 2018

• Recent FCC Actions to Spur Wireless 5G Deployment

Labor & Employment Client Alert – October 2018

• The NLRB’s Proposed Rule

Labor & Employment Client Alert – October 2018

• Employers Must Update the Summary of Consumer Rights Provided to Applicants and Employees

Labor & Employment Client Alert – October 2018

• New York Releases Final Training and Policy Models Related to Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

Telecommunications Client Alert – September 2018

• FCC Expected to Further Improve Wireless Facilities Deployment on September 26th

Labor & Employment Client Alert – September 2018

• New York Releases Draft Training and Policy Models Related to Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

International Client Alert – August 2018

• Requesting Product Exclusions under Section 301 Duties

Telecommunications Client Alert – August 2018

• FCC Acts to Reduce Costs and Speed Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure

Labor & Employment Client Alert – August 2018

• Employment Forms Update

Labor & Employment Client Alert – June 2018

• Employers’ Use of Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements Upheld

International Client Alert – May 2018

• Iran Sanctions: What Next?

Labor & Employment Client Alert – April 2018

• New York State Enacts Sweeping Legislation to Combat Workplace Sexual Harassment

Labor & Employment Client Alert – April 2018

• NLRB Reinstitutes the Browning-Ferris Joint-Employer Standard – For Now

Education Client Alert – April 2018

• Changes to the Case Processing for Complaints Filed with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights

Data Security & Privacy Client Alert – March 2018

• New York Department of Financial Services Answers Key Questions About Recently Issued Cybersecurity Regulation Notices

Energy Client Alert – March 2018

• Registration Deadline for Distributed Energy Resource Providers

Manufacturing Client Alert – March 2018

• Understanding the Section 232 National Security Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum

Data Security & Privacy Client Alert – March 2018

• Additional FAQs Answered by the DFS Concerning the DFS Cybersecurity Regulation Address Exempt Mortgage Servicers,  Not-for-Profit Mortgage Brokers, HMOs and CCRCs, and Mergers and Acquisition Matters

Labor & Employment Client Alert – March 2018

• ICE Form I-9 Compliance Investigations in the Trump Era

Data Security & Privacy Client Alert – February 2018

• SEC Issues Guidance on Cybersecurity Disclosures

Labor & Employment Client Alert – February 2018

• Recent Important Changes at NLRB Promising for Employers

Bankruptcy Client Alert – January 2018

• Revised Bankruptcy Rule 3002 – Changes Affecting Proofs of Claim

Tax Client Alert – Business-Related Tax Provisions

• Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Makes Significant Changes to Tax Provisions Affecting Businesses

Data Security & Privacy Client Alert – January 2018

• February 15, 2018: First Certification Deadline Under the NYSDFS Cybersecurity Regulation

Tax Client Alert – Effects On Tax-Exempt Organizations

• Impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Tax-Exempt Organizations

Data Security & Privacy Client Alert – January 2018

• Additional FAQs Answered by the DFS Concerning the DFS Cybersecurity Regulation

More on Cybersecurity and Data Security

Labor & Employment Client Alert – December 2017

• New York State Wage and Hour Update

Labor & Employment Client Alert – December 2017

• New York Paid Family Leave Update

Energy Client Alert – November 2017

• New York Public Service Commission Establishes Business Practices Framework for Distributed Energy Resource Providers – Registration Required by February 1, 2018

Labor & Employment Client Alert – September 2017

• New York’s Paid Family Leave Benefits Law: An Employer’s Guide

Data Security & Privacy Client Alert – August 2017

• New Delaware Data Breach Law Continues Trend of States Revising Existing Laws to Impose Greater Reporting Requirements

Data Security & Privacy Client Alert – August 2017

• U.S. Governors Sign Cybersecurity Compact

Manufacturing Client Alert – May 2017

• BIS Investigating Imports of Steel and Aluminum for Effects on National Security

Data Security & Privacy Client Alert – May 2017

• A Lesson Plan for Data Security: Protecting School Data

Data Security & Privacy Client Alert – April 2017

• Artificial Intelligence Meets Business and the Law

Data Security & Privacy Client Alert – March 2017

• NYS Department of Financial Services Cybersecurity Regulation: Ripple Effects Beyond the Banking, Financial and Insurance Industries

International Client Alert – March 2017

• CFIUS – Expanded Scope and Policy Implications

International Client Alert – March 2017

• BIS Office of Antiboycott Compliance Settles Penalty Case for $162,000

Data Security & Privacy Client Alert – February 2017

• Record Retention and Destruction Policies for Health Care Providers

Data Security & Privacy Client Alert – February 2017

• NIST Introduces Proposed Updates to Cybersecurity Framework

International Client Alert – February 2017

• BIS Accepts $301,000 to Settle Penalty for  Unlicensed Exports of Thermal Imaging Cameras

International Client Alert – January 2017

• U.S. Trade Court: Flashlight for U.S. Military Is Chinese Origin Under Buy American Act

Labor & Employment Client Alert – January 2017

• New Form I-9: The “Smart” Practice
  Use the new Form I-9 starting January 22, 2017

Data Security & Privacy Client Alert – January 2017

• The NYS Department of Financial Services Has Revised Its Proposed Cybersecurity Regulation, Allowing for an Additional 30-Day Public Comment Period

Labor & Employment Client Alert – December 2016

• New York State Increases to “White Collar” Exempt Salary Levels and Minimum Wage Take Effect on December 31, 2016

Labor & Employment Client Alert – December 2016

• Federal Court of Appeals Grants Motion for Expedited Appeal in Overtime Regulation Case

Labor & Employment Client Alert – November 2016

• Federal Court Bars Implementation of New Overtime Salary Requirement

Data Security & Privacy Client Alert – November 2016

• The NYS Department of Financial Services’ New Cybersecurity Regulation Expected to Take Effect January 1, 2017

Data Security & Privacy Client Alert – November 2016

• In the Wake of Brexit, the United Kingdom Offers Practical Advice for Companies Looking to Comply with the GDPR

International Client Alert – November 2016

• Export Compliance Reminder: Harmonized Destination Control Statement

International Client Alert – November 2016

• IRS will Accept APAs for Maquiladora (IMMEX) Operations

Data Security & Privacy Client Alert – November 2016

• New Federal Communications Commission Rules Place Burdens on the Internet Service Provider and Telecommunications Industry through Broad Data Security and Privacy Rules

Labor & Employment Client Alert – November 2016

• New York Proposes Increases to the Salary Threshold for ‘White Collar’ Overtime Exempt Employees

Environment Client Alert – July 2016

• Maximum Civil Penalties for Environmental Violations Set to Dramatically Increase

Environment Client Alert – June 2016

• NYSDEC Requests Information About PFCs

Labor & Employment Client Alert – May 2016

• U.S. DOL Announces Final Salary Regulations for “White Collar” Overtime Exemption

Labor & Employment Client Alert – December 2015

• New York Expands Workplace Protections Based on Gender

International Client Alert – September 2015

• OFAC Authorizes U.S. Companies to Open in Cuba

International Client Alert – September 2015

• Iran Nuclear Agreement: U.S. Companies and Sanctions Relief

Labor & Employment Client Alert – August 2015

• Erie County IDA Pay Equity Policy

Labor & Employment Client Alert – August 2015

• Recent New York City Legislation Will Prohibit Employers from Using Credit Checks to Screen Job Applicants

Business Litigation Client Alert – July 2015

• Disparate Impact Liability Under the Fair Housing Act: A Potential Pitfall for Municipalities, Quasi-Governmental Agencies, Banks and Other Entities Involved with Residential and Mixed-Use Projects

Labor & Employment Client Alert – July 2015

• U.S. Department of Labor Proposes New Overtime Restrictions

Labor & Employment Client Alert – June 2015

• Employers Should Use New FMLA Forms

Government Operations Client Alert – May 2015

• New York’s ‘Real Property Tax Cap’ and ‘Real Property Tax Freeze Credit’ Survive Challenge

Labor & Employment Client Alert – April 2015

• Supreme Court Puts Employers on Notice About Accommodating Pregnant Employees

Environment Client Alert – April 2015

• New York State Brownfield Cleanup Program 10-Year Extension Provides Clarity and Certainty

Labor & Employment Client Alert – March 2015

• Wage Theft Prevention Act Creates New Wage Notice and Payroll Record Requirements for District Employers

Labor & Employment Client Alert – March 2015

• U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Vacates U.S. Department of Labor’s Regulations Affecting Home Care Workers

Education Client Alert – January 2015

• Higher Education: New Reporting Requirement for the Campus Safety Act

Labor & Employment Client Alert – January 2015

• New York State’s Annual Wage Notice Requirement is Eliminated Effective Immediately