Matthew Savage Aibel

Apr 5, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Matthew Savage Aibel |Marc D. Bernstein |Kenneth W. Gage

[co-author: Chelsea Desruisseaux]In December 2023, New York City’s Mayor signed into law a new section of the New York City Administrative Code (Local Law 161, §32-102) that requires the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP), in conjunction with other city agencies and organizations, to create a Workers’ Bill of Rights by March 1, 2024.

Apr 4, 2024 | lexology.com | Marc E. Bernstein |Kenneth W. Gage |Patrick Shea |Emily R. Pidot |Sara B. Tomezsko |Matthew Savage Aibel | +1 more

In December 2023, New York City’s Mayor signed into law a new section of the New York City Administrative Code (Local Law 161, §32-102) that requires the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP), in conjunction with other city agencies and organizations, to create a Workers’ Bill of Rights by March 1, 2024.

Dec 13, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Matthew Savage Aibel |Marc D. Bernstein |Kenneth W. Gage

[co-author: Chelsea Desruisseaux]On November 21, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed Senate Bill S5026 into law, enacting the “Freelance Isn’t Free Act” (“the Act”). The Act provides that freelance workers or solo independent contractors (referred to collectively in this alert as “freelance workers”) must be paid wages for their services pursuant to a written contract, extending protections similar to those provided by a similarly-named New York City law passed in 2017.

Nov 28, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Matthew Savage Aibel |Marc D. Bernstein |Dan Richards

[co-author: Chelsea Desruisseaux]On November 17, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed Bill S4516 into law, which amends the requirements for non-disclosure and non-disparagement provisions in certain settlement agreements.

Nov 9, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Matthew Savage Aibel |Marc D. Bernstein |Kenneth W. Gage

As our colleagues recently discussed, on October 30, 2023, President Biden signed a sweeping Executive Order regarding the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (the “EO”). The EO directs federal agencies to take a variety of actions, including soliciting studies and promulgating rules regarding the uses and impacts of artificial intelligence (“AI”).