How Biden’s Labor Department Pick Could Affect Construction Law in New York
Amidst many changes in the transition from a Trump to Biden presidency, one that stands out in particular is the nomination of Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as labor secretary. Mayor Walsh, a former leader of the Boston Building and Construction Trades Council and former head of the Laborer’s Union, boasts widespread union support and mirrors Biden’s agenda for a worker-friendly labor department....Read MorePotential Landlord Liability For Tenant-on Tenant Harassment Under Federal Fair Housing Act Is Clarified
A potentially large legal development occurred last week when the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (a federal appeals court which covers NY, CT and VT), held that, under some narrow circumstances, a landlord will not be held liable under the federal Fair Housing Act (“FHA”) for a tenant’s harassment of another tenant when the tenant being harassed is a member of a protected class. A...Read MoreLandlord-Tenant/Co-op Issues New Required Notice To Tenants
New York State has mandated that owners of residential rental properties must notify residential tenants of the tenants’ right to request (a) reasonable accommodations of rules, policies, practices, procedures and services and (b) reasonable modifications to their apartments or common areas, when such reasonable accommodations or reasonable modifications are necessary to allow a person with...Read MoreNew York’s Infrastructure Investments Spotlight Importance of Environmental Law
In the next few years, infrastructure and construction are expected to be among the most promising sectors contributing to post-pandemic economic recovery. Their prominent role is due, at least in part, to the $275 billion funding plan introduced by Governor Andrew Cuomo in February 2020. In order for these projects to receive funding and approval to begin, however, they will have to comply...Read MoreRecession and Vaccine Outlook Likely to Spur Private Mergers and Acquisitions Activity in 2021
As 2020 draws to a close, many private companies in our region are struggling to maintain profits and remain viable during the severe recession caused by the pandemic. With several promising vaccines for the COVID-19 virus becoming available now, most business leaders believe that the pandemic will end this summer and the economy will rebound sharply in the second half of 2021. For many...Read MorePatients’ access to health information through their smartphones creates compliance risk for physicians
The Department of Health and Human Services has set forth new rules to provide patients with smartphones easier access to their health information and to establish exceptions to the information blocking provisions of the 21st Century Cures Act (“Cures Act”). As health care becomes more about the customers, the customer, also known as the patient, wants to know more about their health and how...Read MoreCorporate Compliance Plans Protect Long-Term Care Facilities & Their Caregivers
As health care workers and long-term care facilities prepare to brave winter, the flu season, a possible resurgence of COVID-19 infections and regulatory scrutiny, enforcement and possible litigation, they can prepare by reviewing their corporate compliance plans and updating them as necessary to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations and to mitigate liability risks. It is...Read MoreClient Alert: COVID-19 Vaccinations and Health Care Workers
By: Robert Braumuller, Esq., Zaina S. Khoury, Esq. and Nina Schuman-Bronson, Esq., MPH This article appeared in the New York Law Journal on September 24, 2020. On July 27, the Massachusetts-based biotechnology company, Moderna Inc. (“Moderna”), announced the commencement of the Phase 3 study of its mRNA vaccine candidate (mRNA-1273) against COVID-19. Phase 3 clinical trial of investigational...Read More