Recently, New York employers have seen some developments signaling the possible end to the popular frequency of pay lawsuits filed in the past couple of years.  These frequency of pay lawsuits have become more than a nuisance to New York employers as a decision rendered by New York’s Appellate Division First Department in 2019 allowed…

Artificial intelligence, also known as “AI” exists in many different forms through different functions and applications. One example is Generative AI, such as ChatGPT and Google Gemini. Employers should be aware that employees now often use Generative AI and other AI tools, with or without the employer’s authorization, to perform routine workplace tasks, including: Drafting…

Sexual harassment in the workplace is unlawful under federal, state, and many local laws. Sexual harassment prevention training is a way for employers to educate employees on relevant laws and company policies prohibiting sexual harassment in the workplace. An increasing number of states, including California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, New York, Virginia and Washington, require employers to…

How useful are labels and disclosure requirements for sustainable financial products? With the growing importance of sustainability in investment decisions, the need for information on the sustainability of individual financial products is increasing. Various tools are available for this purpose: from simple sustainability labels to complex information systems. This article written by our partner, Prof.…

For the first time since 2009, a federal court has held that termination rights under Section 304 of the Copyright Act applies to both U.S. domestic and worldwide rights. The holding in the Vetter v. Resnik case is based on the court’s denial of the defendants Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss. In July the Vetter…

On April 24, 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation to implement the state’s fiscal year 2025 budget.  Within that legislation was a line item amending the NYS Labor Law requiring employers to provide nursing mothers with 30 minutes of paid break time to express breast milk at work, updating a law that had…

Humanity is hardwired to tell stories. From the ancient Greek chorus, the travelling troubadours of the Middle Ages, the Globe Theatre of Shakespeare’s England, to the Hollywood Hills, this seems to be a constant. With the emergence of the moving image, so too have movie stars emerged as a pillar of the entertainment industry and…

On July 9, 2024, the U.S. Copyright Office published its final rule confirming that the derivative works exception to termination rights do not apply to the statutory blanket mechanical licenses established under the Music Modernization Act.  What’s the importance of the final rule, and who will benefit from it? Here’s the legal context! Sections 203…

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Commencing January 2024, millions of companies must report beneficial ownership information (BOI) to the US Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) pursuant to the US Corporate Transparency Act (the CTA). The CTA was enacted to deter money laundering, financing of terrorism, tax fraud and other illegal acts by increasing transparency surrounding the control and ownership…