Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds recently signed a new bill into law requiring commercial health...

The 2017–2018 Washington State legislature passed, and the governor signed, numerous bills that affect employers. Foremost among them is new legislation addressing “Me Too” concerns and gender pay equity, which is the focus of...

Earlier this month, the New Mexico Administrative Hearings Office issued an opinion that addressed the questions on the minds of many state tax professionals in the wake of federal tax reform: under what circumstances can a...

This Blog has previously covered the six non-compete bills that were introduced in the Massachusetts Legislature in 2017. On April 17, 2018, the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development submitted a revised bill, ...

Last week, the Rand Corporation, which just completed an analysis of the federal bid-protest system, announced that one thing...

New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo continues his push to address the gender pay gap in New York. The latest is the release of a Department of Labor report commissioned by the Governor that recommends legislation barring all...

This month both the State of New York and New York City have passed separate legislation designed to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. Both laws require employers to conduct mandatory sexual harassment training for...

The Westchester County, NY Board of Legislators has unanimously enacted legislation that will...

Although California legalized medical marijuana use in 1996 and recreational use in 2016, California employers have always been free to maintain zero-tolerance policies against all users. That could change soon as a result of...

The Investor Protection Bureau of the New York Office of the Attorney General (Bureau) has established the “Virtual Markets Integrity Initiative,” which the Bureau describes as a “fact-finding inquiry into the...

An ambitious California proposal to regulate health care rates and curb long-term health care spending was unveiled last week in ...

In 2011, the Department of Business Oversight filed a civil action against Investco Management & Development LLC and its promoters alleging...

The District of New Jersey recently dismissed a class action TCPA complaint, finding that the plaintiff did not use a reasonable method of revoking consent when she failed to follow the defendant’s straightforward directions...

With more than 2,000 megawatts of cumulative solar capacity installed, New Jersey is the nation's fifth-largest solar state, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). New legislation is designed to expand...

In Health Net Inc. v. Dep’t of Revenue, ...

On April 12, 2018, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a 2019 New York budget implementing the provisions of S-7848A (the “Budget...

Summary

In an effort to mitigate the effects of the elimination of the individual SALT deduction as part of federal tax reform, New York has enacted a charitable contribution regime under which...