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NY Public Health Law (PHL) § 18-c, regarding consent for payment of certain medical services, was enacted as part of the 2025 New York State budget. As drafted, it requires patient consent to payment for treatment costs. The...more
In Episode 6 of Season 5 Chris Allen and Emily Yu examine New York’s proposed FAIR Business Practices Act legislation and what it tells us about how AGs’ consumer protection authority is evolving to address the challenges on...more
On March 28, 2025, the New York State Senate Elections Committee met and voted to approve seven bills...more
NYPD to Launch New Quality of Life Division - Mayor Adams and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced that the New York Police Department will be forming a new Quality of Life Division. The new division will unite officers...more
On January 21, 2025, New York Governor Kathy Hochul released the FY 2026 New York State Executive Budget, which proposed to impose a “cost market impact review” (CMIR) for certain “material transactions” involving “health...more
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. New York released updated cannabis industry data. The Congressional Cannabis Caucus has new leadership. Wisconsin’s...more
One of the biggest challenges to states meeting ambitious Clean Energy Standards is local opposition to large scale projects, something we’ve written about previously. The federal government and many state legislatures have...more
Earlier this week, the NYS Senate and Assembly unveiled their “one-house budget proposals” in response to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s executive budget proposal in January. The one-house budget includes several proposals related to...more
Following the recent failed attempt at broadly banning non-compete agreements in New York statewide (discussed here), three new bills were just introduced to do the same, this time in New York City. The most comprehensive,...more
On December 22, 2023, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed Senate Bill S7476, which provided that a foreign corporation’s application for authority to do business in New York constitutes consent to jurisdiction of New York...more
Q. Did New York institute a ban against noncompete agreements? ...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Efforts to prohibit non-compete agreements in New York State are back to square one following Governor Hochul’s veto of an outright ban in late December 2023....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The New York State Assembly has joined the State Senate in passing legislation to prohibit non-compete clauses in employment contracts. The bill now heads to the Governor and, if signed into law, would void...more
Earlier this spring, proposed legislation was introduced in the New York Sate Legislature which could lessen the burdens imposed on unauthorized insurers seeking to offer excess lines coverage in New York and possibly expand...more
New York’s Legislature is considering two bills concerning horse slaughter. This legislation is of interest to anyone practicing equine law. Equine law is an area of law governing horse transactions and horse-related torts,...more
On June 20, 2023, the New York Senate sent bill S.3100A/A.1278B to the desk of Governor Kathy Hochul to prohibit non-competition agreements broadly throughout New York State. This bill, if signed into law, will take effect...more
Executive Summary: This month both the New York State (NYS) Senate and the NYS Assembly passed identical bills that effectively ban all noncompete agreements in the state of New York. If signed by Governor Kathy Hochul, the...more
The New York State Legislature passed a bill on June 20, 2023, that seeks to prohibit employers from entering into non-compete agreements with their employees (the “Bill”). If signed by Governor Hochul, the Bill will be a sea...more
Non-compete agreements may soon be unlawful in New York. The New York State Assembly passed A1278B on June 20, and the New York State Senate previously passed its counterpart bill, Senate Bill 3100A, earlier this month. If...more
New York State may soon join the growing list of jurisdictions restricting or banning noncompete agreements. On June 7, 2023 the New York State Senate passed S 3100A (the “Bill”), which would prohibit employers from seeking,...more
Welcome - Welcome to the first edition of Licensing Link, a new periodic publication that will keep you informed on hot topics and new developments in state licensing laws, and provide practice tips and primers on...more
On February 23, 2023, the Committee on Housing and Buildings at the New York City Council held a hearing on four local laws and three resolutions, all of which, if passed, would have vast impacts on residential housing...more
In the January 2023 legislative session, New York State Senators Salazar, Brisport, Hoylman, Jackson, Myrie, and Rivera submitted a bill, S-318 which seeks to impose a mortgage tax on mezzanine debt on, and preferred equity...more
California Lawmakers Propose a Four-Day Workweek - The California State Assembly introduced AB 2932, a bill that would shorten the regular workweek for California workers from 40 hours to 32 hours for businesses with 500+...more
The New York Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act (A8352/S7428), if passed, will be the first US law to explicitly place sustainability requirements aimed at large fashion companies...more