In our October 2009 Client Alert entitled Recent Legislative Changes Impose New Obligations on New York Employers, we reported that, effective October 26, 2009, New York Labor Law Section 195(1) requires New York employers to provide written notices to all newly-hired employees of their (1) rate of pay; (2) regular pay day; and (3) for employees eligible to receive overtime pay (i.e., non-exempt employees), their regular hourly and overtime rates of pay.

The National Labor Relations Board (the "NLRB") has postponed the effective start date for its new mandatory posting requirements.

As we advised in our November 2009 Client Alert, the New York State Department of Labor ("NYSDOL") had previously taken the position that employers must use the Department’s official Notice and Acknowledgement Forms in order to comply with the recent amendments to Section 195(1) of the Labor Law, requiring employers to provide written notice to employees of their wages, overtime rates (if applicable) and pay days.

Since 2005, nonqualified deferred compensation plans have been subject to requirements under Section 409A as to operational as well as documentation issues.

On June 22, 2011, to implement provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the "Dodd-Frank Act") that apply to investment advisers, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC" or "Commission") adopted a final rule regarding family offices.

As we previously reported, in May 2010 the SEC staff applied an unannounced, recently-adopted policy to prohibit a former special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) from conducting an offering on Form S-3, because it had not been an operating company for at least 12 months.

After serving notice that mobile app companies must comply with California's online privacy statute, last week Attorney General Kamala Harris filed the first of what is likely to be many suits against companies that develop, sell or operate mobile applications, alleging that the app's privacy policy - or lack thereof - violates the California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA).

Georgia's governor signed Senate Bill 431, a bill intended to regulate Internet cafes by prohibiting "any promotion involving an element of chance which involves the playing of a game on a computer, mechanical device, or electronic device at a place of business in this state."

A federal judge in Chicago held that a grocery store’s full-page magazine "ad" congratulating Michael Jordan on his election to the Basketball Hall of Fame was noncommercial speech entitled to full First Amendment protection.

Last week, on July 14, 2025, a New York federal court issued a general stay of enforcement of the NY Algorithmic Pricing Disclosure Act, which went into effect just days earlier, on July 8, 2025.

In this episode of "Reel Talk: Inside the Business of Entertainment," Anne Kennedy McGuire, deputy chair of the firm's Entertainment practice and chair of the Podcast industry group, is joined by Ben Riskin...

A couple of weeks ago we reported to you about rumors then circulating that the Congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction ("Super Committee") might recommend reducing the estate and gift tax exemption to $1,000,000 as early as November 23, 2011.

Brands and marketers seek to highlight what makes their products singular and unique. But it can be very challenging to do so in a manner...

Extended Producer Responsibility is no longer just a policy trend abroad—it is now taking hold in the U.S.

Welcome to Real Talk: Inside the Business of Entertainment, where members of our Entertainment Department delve into the trends, challenges and future of the business...

In this episode of "Reel Talk: Inside the Business of Entertainment," Anne Kennedy McGuire, deputy chair of the firm's Entertainment practice and chair of the Podcast industry group...

The California Privacy Protection Agency Board last week announced the agency's first decision involving students and California schools.

South Carolina enacted the Age-Appropriate Design Code Act on February 5.

Following a special legislative session to address concerns about its impact on innovation, the Colorado legislature on Tuesday, August 26, passed an amendment to the Colorado AI Act (SB 205) that will delay the effective date of the law until June 2026.

The Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act) (S. 1582) establishes the first U.S.