Business Law

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Extends the FFCRA and other Employee Benefits

On March 11, 2021, one year after the pandemic began in the United States, Congress passed and President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA-21). ARPA-21 extended the coronavirus-related unemployment and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and created new COBRA premium assistance. Extension and Expansion of FFRCA Paid Sick and Family Leave Tax Credits The…

Develop a WISP to Document Data Security Protocol

The data security requirements of New York’s “Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security (SHIELD) Act” became law on March 21, 2020. The inadvertent timing of that overlap…

Pivoting a Business in a Coronavirus Economy

The COVID-19 pandemic turned the US economy on the circumference of a dime. Ever since the hit, businesses of all sizes have been navigating their ships through the new paradigm of “essential”…

Brief Summary of Workforce Reduction Orders

On March 18, 2020, New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo issued Executive Order 202.6, [1] directing all businesses and not-for-profit entities in New York State to utilize, to the maximum…

THE SHIELD ACT - New York State Cybersecurity Law Updates

If your business owns, licenses or manages private information of New York consumers, you may want to sit down, grab a coffee, and read on. Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the “Stop Hacks…

I’d like to share with our clients what I consider to be the larger purpose of our daily doings. I’ve been practicing corporate law for nearly 15 years. My first job at a law firm…

The Gift Cards Will Keep On Giving

By William E. Brueckner As the gift-giving holidays come to a close, many of us find ourselves in possession of one or more gift cards. The cards are becoming increasingly popular: in 2015, a…

Keeping It Under Wraps: Confidentiality Agreements In The M&A Context

Confidentiality agreements are one of the first agreements addressed in the mergers and acquisitions context, their primary purpose being to govern the disclosure and protection of proprietary…

Corporate Minutes: Keeping The House Clean

Running a company is hard work. Day-to-day operations, workforce management, strategic planning and a host of other concerns absorb most of the owners’ available time and attention. …

Disclaimer: Who's Zooming Who?

You know those TV ads about “the legal stuff?” The ones with the skinny jeans hipster who just wants to start their own craft organic artisanal Asscher-cut ice cube company? Except WOE unto them…

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