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Although New York Governor Hochul’s first State of the State address focused on efforts to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, she still managed to provide insight on a few key areas of labor and employment law that will affect New York employers in the coming year. Her January 5 address proposed several hot-button workplace law initiatives, but notably did not address the “gig worker” issue o...

State official questions whether VCSC violated open meetings law in consolidation process  Terre Haute Tribune Star

University of San Diego Law’s Larry Alexander remains the Robin to Amy Wax’s White Grievance Batman, but the co-author of Wax’s epic screed about how much better things were in the 1950s is capable of serving as belle of the faux outrage ball all on his own. Professor Alexander’s latest 15 minutes of academic infamy went down in four easy steps: 1) Write an article seemingly designed to provo...

The absence of a federal law requiring operators of critical infrastructure to report cyberattacks to the federal government is likely leaving the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in the dark about possible attacks as the agency and others confront one of the most widespread software flaws ever discovered. CISA, other U.S. agencies, cybersecurity researchers and companies arou...

Katie Brossy (Photo/Columbia Law) A member of the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska, Brossy is senior counsel in the American Indian Policy and Regulation practice at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, in Washington, D.C. This article was originally published by Columbia Law News. Read the original here. Republished by Native News Online with permission. What exactly do you do? Our practice group is u...

Unlike colleges, law schools have rolling admission. While law school application deadlines are typically in February or March, and sometimes as late as summer, admissions offices evaluate applications in roughly the order received until all available spots are filled. The later an applicant applies, the more competition there is for fewer spots. Why does this matter? Let’s compare the differ...

Gunther v. Alaska Airlines, Inc., 72 Cal. App. 5th 334 (2021) Summary: Heightened civil penalties under Labor Code section 226.3 ($250 & $1,000) do not apply to all violations of section 226, only when the employer entirely fails to furnish a wage statement or keep required records. Facts: Plaintiffs, flight attendants for Defendant Alaska Airlines, Inc., brought suit under the California...

The United Arab Emirates has been criticized for human rights violations but is now overhauling its laws to ease up on some social and economic restrictions. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Now a look at some changes occurring in a small country that's often in the spotlight, the United Arab Emirates. It's been known at times for harsh legal punishments. Foreign couples have been jailed for a kiss in publ...

Voting at the Bronx County Courthouse on November 2nd, 2021. Republican leaders are making good on a threat to fight a recently enacted New York City law extending voting rights to noncitizens in local elections. It would allow more than 800,000 people living and working in the city legally to register and vote in city elections starting in 2023. In a complaint filed Monday in Richmond County...

The doors of the U.S. Supreme Court. GOP states, business groups want rule halted Court could issue ruling in a matter of days The U.S. Supreme Court’s imminent decision on whether to block the Biden administration’s Covid-19 shot-or-test rule for large employers will likely turn on a judicial doctrine that can limit agency authority to act on major issues facing the country, several legal ...