COVID-19 CLIENT ALERT – LANDLORD-TENANT ISSUES
While the Governor has mandated that banks provide homeowners with “forbearance” regarding their home mortgage payments if the homeowner is facing financial hardships due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to date there has not been any corresponding requirement that landlords provide “forbearance” to tenants with respect to their rent obligations. The rights available to tenants may well be...Read MoreCOVID-19 CLIENT ALERT #2 – Summary of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act
On March 27, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, a stimulus package of unprecedented proportions intended to provide economic relief and assistance to American individuals and businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The CARES Act is principally intended to address the significant disruptions in income being experienced by individuals and...Read MoreCOVID-19 CLIENT ALERT
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing all New York businesses to face unprecedented uncertainties and challenges in a host of areas central to their operations. The landscape of state and federal laws being passed, and regulations and executive orders being issued, is changing almost daily. We are monitoring these changes in federal and state laws, and are continuing to provide guidance and advice...Read More
Five Coronavirus Legal Issues for Local Government Leaders
By Adam Rodriguez, Esq. Local governments are on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis. Here are a few legal updates and issues that local government leaders need to be aware of. I. Local Emergency Orders If you have proclaimed a local state of emergency under Section 24 of Article 2-B of the N.Y. Executive Law, your chief executive officer (Supervisor or Mayor) is authorized to issue local...Read More
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act: What Does it Mean for Employers? By Adam Rodriguez, Esq. COVID-19 issues are unfolding unfold rapidly and the government is taking swift and decisive action to deal with the impact. Employers have to be prepared quickly understand and implement these new policy decisions. The newly enacted Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) requires...Read MoreBleakley Platt & Schmidt and Continuing Legal Education
Bleakley Platt & Schmidt, LLP is proud of it’s more than 80-year legacy of providing superior legal counsel to the residents and businesses of Westchester County and Greenwhich, CT. The firm is also dedicated, however, to helping foster the talent of up-and-coming lawyers and to the education of the legal community. For this reason, our attorneys, like partner Frances M. Pantaleo,...Read MoreBleakley Platt & Schmidt’s Frances M. Pantaleo to Speak at WCBA January CLE
Bleakley Platt & Schmidt partner and head of the firm’s Elder Law and Special Needs Practice Group, Frances M. Pantaleo, Esq. will speak at a Continuing Legal Education course entitled “An Introduction to Elder Law and Special Needs Planning,” presented by the Westchester County Bar Association’s Trust & Estates and Elder Law committees, on Thursday, January 16. Elder law is the area...Read MoreThe First Three Westchester County Executives
Both Judge Bleakley and Judge Hopkins were former BPS attorneys. Click here for an accessible text only version of the flyer shown above. James D. Hokpins, supervisor for the Town of North Castle, shown pointing out the proposed UNO site to other Westchester County officials at a meeting in Armonk Former Judge William F. Bleakley at Westchester County hearing on 1940 budget, held at the...Read MoreMcGOWAN ELECTED TO ROCKLAND COUNTY LEGISLATURE
In November 2019, John W. McGowan was elected to a 4-year term on the Rockland County Legislature. In his capacity as Legislator, Mr. McGowan, who took office on January 2, 2020, represents residents in District 15, that encompasses portions of Orangetown (Pearl River), Clarkstown (Nanuet, West Nyack), and Chestnut Ridge. To read Mr. McGowan’s attorney profile, click here. Read More