Effective January 14, 2008, an employer’s failure to provide its employees with at least one day of rest every calendar week and a minimum amount of time for meal breaks may result in liability.

While further details of the awards are still to be rolled out, it is expected that contract negotiations between Equinor and NYSERDA will proceed apace this winter.

The COVID-19 crisis continues to throw off a variety of tax questions and issues that 60 days ago likely would have been unimaginable.

One of the continuing challenges in administering distributions from qualified retirement plans (for example, 401(k) plans) is dealing with missing or unresponsive plan participants.

On December 27, 2020, the President signed the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act, which is part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA).

Over the past few weeks, several of our clients have received letters from the New York Tax Department's desk audit unit inquiring about their 2018 tax return.

With the apparent election of Joseph R. Biden, Jr. as the 46th President, changes to the federal estate and gift tax regime could be brewing.

As it now stands, the annual budget vote and school board elections are scheduled for May 18, 2021.

These plans must meet certain statutory requirements and be finalized by April 1, 2021.

On December 16, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") issued guidance regarding COVID-19 vaccinations. The guidance attempts to answer many pressing employer questions, but does not have the force of law or regulation.

On December 27, 2020, the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 ("TMA") was signed into law as a part of a COVID-19 relief and spending bill

I’m about to prepare a will with my lawyer. As a Canadian, is there anything special she and I should discuss with regard to my Florida vacation home?

On January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA") became effective, ushering in a new era of privacy legislation in the United States.

On January 19, 2021, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo published his Fiscal Year 2022 Executive Budget and related legislation (the "Budget Proposal").

On November 9, 2020, the IRS issued Notice 2020-75 (the "Notice") informing taxpayers that forthcoming proposed regulations would clarify

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) provided certain participants with more time to rollover certain types of plan loan offsets.

A new advisory opinion was recently posted to the website of the NYS Department of Taxation and Finance detailing the operation of the Brownfield Tax Credit Program ("BTCP").

With the start of New York's new Legislative Session for the 2021-22 term, we are eagerly anticipating the introduction of new tax legislation and we plan to cover those developments here.

The current pandemic has changed the working landscape for commuters everywhere and their employers.

On December 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the "CAA"). The CAA provides a diverse array of tax-related relief measures...