NY: Paid leave for prenatal appointments
ALBANY, NY (WTEN) — On January 1, pregnant employees can receive 20 hours of paid leave for prenatal doctors’ appointments. “That means that if you’re someone who is…
Trump to be sentenced Friday in hush money case
WASHINGTON, D.C. (LiveNOW from FOX) — Faced with the never-before-seen dilemma of how, when or even whether to sentence a former and future U.S. president, the judge in…
New NYS laws in the workplace in 2025
ALBANY, NY (WTEN) — From an increase in benefits to more protections against discrimination in the workplace, the year 2025 will bring some changes for employees in New York…
NY court precedent over reported road conditions
ALBANY, NY (WTEN) — A New York State Court of Appeals ruling could have sweeping impacts across the state when it comes to liability for potholes and bumps in the road. It…
‘Big Change’: NY Lawyers Eye Upcoming Employer Mandate to Provide Paid Leave for Prenatal Care
ALBANY, NY (New York Law Journal) — New York’s first-in-the-nation prenatal paid family leave law takes effect as the ball drops in Times Square on Jan. 1, requiring…
NY Shield Law put to the test for the first time
ALBANY, NY (NEWS10) – In a first-of-its-kind challenge, a New York doctor has been sued by the state of Texas after a prescription for abortion pills was made through…
Will civil service protections hold up against RFK Jr.’s threats to the federal public health workforce?
WASHINGTON, DC (Government Executive) — The Food and Drug Administration in 2020 pulled its emergency use authorization for hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 after…
The bell tolls for post-Watergate ethics reforms
WASHINGTON, DC (National Journal) — The post-Watergate era in American governance died last month, fatally wounded by a triumphant president-elect scornful of norms, a…
No Background Checks, No Problem?
WASHINGTON, DC (Politico) –It’s a Washington ritual that over the years has tripped up big-shot nominees, intimidated small-fry job-seekers, and turned countless Beltway…
Is ‘for cause’ a cause for concern for NLRB Dems?
WASHINGTON, DC (Politico) — DEFINE YOUR TERMS: Any attempt by the Trump administration to remove members of the National Labor Relations Board may run into a host of…