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Virginia Department of Forestry patch (WDBJ) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WDBJ) - The state of Virginia will implement a statewide 4 p.m. burn law February 15 until April 30, according to the Virginia Department of Forestry. The law bans open-air burning before 4 p.m. It’s being put into effect to reduce the number of wildfires occurring every spring, when Virginia normally has an increased number o...

The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) has issued a form of required notice regarding the dramatically expanded whistleblower protections under New York Labor Law § 740 that took effect last month. As we previously reported, the expanded law – which took effect on January 26, 2022 – significantly bolsters protections for private-sector workers alleging retaliation in a variety of way...

BINGHAMTON, NY – State lawmakers are honoring the death of an Upstate firefighter by making penalties harsher for serial arsonists. Assistant Chief Billy Steinberg of the Forestburgh Fire Company in the Catskills dieed on January 15th while responding to a structure fire that was intentionally set by a serial felon arsonist. Due to New York’s current bail reform law, the individual was arrest...

OXFORD, Mich. (AP) — The federal government will pay $360,000 to local authorities who responded to the shooting at a Michigan high school in November. Money from the U.S. Justice Department’s emergency assistance program will go for overtime and other expenses related to the immediate response at Oxford High School, said U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich. READ MORE: Four students were killed...

On February 19, 2022, California employers with more than 25 employees must begin complying with California’s latest paid sick leave legislation (Senate Bill 114 to be codified as Cal. Labor Code § 248.6) and provide supplemental paid sick leave to covered employees who are unable to work or telework due to COVID-19 related reasons. While similar to California’s 2021 COVID-19 Supplemental Pai...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina remains one of only two states without a hate crimes law, and proponents worry that efforts in the Legislature are stalling to increase penalties for crimes committed against minorities and others victimized by prejudice. The push for a state hate crime law started in 2015 after nine African Americans were killed in a racist attack during a Bible study at E...

As opposed to the Biglaw firms that continue to sit on their hands, boutique firms are really coming out to strut their stuff when it comes to the new associate compensation scheme in town. It looks like we’ve got another Milbank match on our hands. What a sight for sore eyes. Last week, the Groom Law Group — a D.C. firm specializing in benefits, health, and retirement law — announced that it...

Malka Leifer Rabbi Baruch Liefer, the father-in-law of Malka Leifer, was arrested for alleged sexual abuse at the end of January in Israel. The gag order on his identity was lifted on Monday. The arrest was made after two people came forward to accuse Leifer of assault. The first was a family member who accused him of sexually assaulting her several times when she was 12. The second was a man...

When winter melts into the upcoming agricultural planting season, New York growers will get a boost from the new Soil Health and Climate Resiliency Act – backed up by Cornell research, supported by the state’s farmers – and signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul. The new law (Senate: S4722A/House: A5386A) – signed Dec. 23 – will help farmers mitigate and adapt to the impact of climate change, b...

Keypoint: This week new bills were introduced in Arizona, Iowa, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin, bills were voted out of committee in Florida, New York, and Ohio, and there was more movement on the VCDPA amendment bills. Below is our fifth weekly update on the status of proposed state privacy legislation in 2022. We regularly update our 2022 State Privacy Law Tracker to keep pace with the latest ...