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By Colleen Murphy | April 23, 2024
"K.L.F. and P.M. both express sound reasoning in reaching their respective rulings, making our decision a close call," Judge Thomas W. Sumners Jr. wrote. "We, however, conclude, as did K.L.F. and the trial court, that a public entity is not immune from the sanctions that can be imposed under the FLS."
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By Brian Peykar | April 23, 2024
"Originally designed to protect tenants from skyrocketing rents and ensure housing stability, rent control policies have disincentivized property owners from updating and renovating older buildings, as well as distorting housing markets," writes Brian Peykar of Brach Eichler.
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By Abigail Adcox | April 22, 2024
Holland & Knight and Hogan Lovells also grew their Q1 lobbying revenue.
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By Colleen Murphy | April 22, 2024
"We may find in the courts that the battle is playing out more than we have seen in the past because, obviously, this is a new demand on universities and how they approach that may differ. That is always fodder for litigation, and for good reason," said Cori M. Smith, an associate and member of Reed Smith's higher education team.
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By Colleen Murphy | April 18, 2024
"There were pay equity statutes before there were pay transparency requirements which I think are sleeping giants," Christopher T. Wall of Stoel Rives, said. "There is a ton of exposure that, I think, people both on the plaintiff side and on the employer side, are not totally tuned in to. It is good to take stock of pay discrepancies that may exist and to fix those issues. That also helps protect your business from catastrophic liability."
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By Colleen Murphy | April 17, 2024
"We believe that a continuous infusion of judgeships becomes the most critical component in any of our operations, and as you heard in my opening remarks, we need to continuously add new judges to our workforce," Judge Glenn A. Grant said. "We are at 39 [vacancies]. Probably, by the end of the summer, we will have another seven to 10 judges leave, so you are then over 50 again."
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By Brian Lee | April 17, 2024
Hochul had previously abandoned a plan that would have taken millions more from the interest on lawyer accounts fund.
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By Amy de La Lama and Andrea Rastelli | April 17, 2024
Like so many other features of the MHMDA, data subject rights are deceptively complicated and have the potential to create significant administrative hurdles to getting it right. In this article, we examine the tricky issues in our MHMDA FAQs and take a deep dive into data subject rights.
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By Brian Lee | April 16, 2024
Backers of the Jury of Our Peers Act, S206A/A1432A, said enactment of the bill would align with New York lawmakers' restoration of voting rights to persons convicted of felonies, on their release from incarceration, in 2021.
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By Brian Lee | April 12, 2024
In central New York, Syracuse attorney Robert Julien filed a claim on April 9 on behalf of Oneida County against Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul, who signed the law in December, and the state.
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