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4 Key Takeaways | NY Sales Tax on Cloud-Based Document Management Services
Risk New York Speaker Series: AI Investments and Political Uncertainty with Chris Mason
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State AG Pulse | A FAIR Go For NY Consumers
Independent Contractor Rule, EEO-1 Reporting, and New York Labor Law Amendment - #WorkforceWednesday® - Employment Law This Week®
New York State Restaurant Reservation Anti-Piracy Act Cracks Down on a "Leech Industry"
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez – Innovative Approach to Safety
Understanding Senior Living Options with Beth Weeks
New York's Bold Move to Create a Mini CFPB — The Consumer Finance Podcast
4 Key Takeaways | New York Tax Developments
Cannabis Law Now Podcast: New York Cannabis: Ups, Downs, and In Between
The Evolving Landscape of B2B Payments: Regulatory Trends and Financial Practices Explained — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 37 - Vintage or Trendsetting? The SDNY's Whistleblower Pilot Program
3 Key Takeaways | New York State Bar Association IP Section Annual Meeting
Nonprofit Quick Tip: Registration in New York and New Jersey
#WorkforceWednesday: Noncompete Bans Spread to New York and Beyond - Employment Law This Week®
NYS Considers Ban of Non-Compete Agreements in the Shadow of the FTC's Proposed Nationwide Ban
#WorkforceWednesday: Major Updates to New York State’s Model Sexual Harassment Prevention Policy - Employment Law This Week®
The Chartwell Chronicles: Medical Provider Claims
New York’s Medicaid financing strategy—particularly its use of a managed care organization (MCO) tax—has come under renewed federal scrutiny amid recent legislative proposals and regulatory developments. The federal...more
New York State’s FY '26 budget is balancing precariously on a banana peel. Although Governor Hochul finally approved the budget in May after a weekslong standoff with the legislature, the budget rests on assumptions that...more
As previously discussed, in Engesser v. McDonald, a class of Medicaid beneficiaries who receive personal care and home care services through New York’s CDPA Program (Consumers), and two independent living centers...more
The New York State Executive Budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 proposes significant updates to the managed care organization (MCO) provider tax, aiming to enhance Medicaid funding through innovative financial strategies. The...more
The New York State fiscal year 2024 – 2025 budget was signed on April 20, 2024, instituting, among many other provisions, a new tax on health plans, including insurers and managed care organizations. This tax has been...more
A key element of the Medicaid Redesign Team 1115 Waiver amendment is the Medicaid Hospital Global Budget Initiative (GBI), a reimbursement model tied very closely to the States Advancing All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and...more
On January 9, 2024, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finally approved New York State’s 1115 waiver amendment to establish the New York Health Equity Reform (NYHER) Program. That application, which...more
On Tuesday, January 9, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) approved a request from New York State (“NYS”) to amend its Medicaid section 1115(a) demonstration (the “Demonstration Amendment”),[1] which...more
On Tuesday, January 16, 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul released the SFY 2025 New York State Executive Budget (“Executive Budget”). While still subject to legislative approval, the Executive Budget incorporates the recently...more
On January 9, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved New York’s recent 1115 demonstration waiver. Among other things, this most recent demonstration waiver provides significant federal funding...more
On January 9, 2024, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) sent a letter to New York’s Medicaid director approving New York’s Section 1115 Waiver amendment, which the state submitted for approval on September 2,...more
New York Governor Vetoes Act Prohibiting Establishment and Expansion of For-Profit Hospices - On December 23, 2022, New York Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed Assembly Bill Number A8472 “An Act To Amend The Public Health Law,...more
Week after week, this publication has been producing informative pieces on COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the workplace – see here, here, and here – and for good reason. Employers (and employees) have been grappling with a...more
On December 6, 2021, New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio announced a new COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all private-sector employers who employ one or more employees in New York City. The mandate will require that all covered...more
Congress Replenishes Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Through its Phase Four Coronavirus Relief Package. On Tuesday, via unanimous consent, the Senate passed the Paycheck Protection Program Increase Act of 2020...more
Summary - Late yesterday, the Senate passed the Paycheck Protection Program Increase Act of 2020. The measure appropriates a total of $484 billion, mainly to refund the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), but also to provide...more
It might not be business as usual, but business in New York goes on even as the state grapples with the coronavirus pandemic. New York State’s annual budget bill, signed by Gov. Cuomo on April 3, contains amendments to New...more