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ALBANY — Tenants, landlords, and property owners can apply for long-awaited assistance starting June 1, officials announced Tuesday, to help thousands of New Yorkers behind on rent or property taxes

new regulations implementing the New Jersey ESLL, which requires employers to provide up to 40 hours of paid sick leave per benefit year for an employee’s or their family member’s mental or physical illness, and other various reasons (see our previous new law and regulations prohibiting employers from taking any adverse employment action against employees who, during the COVID-19-related Public Health Emergency and State of Emergency declared by Governor Phil Murphy, take or request time o...

Cuomo signs law to streamline voter registration in New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the New York Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2020 on Tuesday Posted: Dec 22, 2020 5:35 PM Updated: Dec 22, 2020 6:03 PM Posted By: Kali Zigrino ALBANY, N.Y. – Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the New York Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2020 on Tuesday, which requires agencies to establish systems to streamline and expedite voter registration. "From instituting early voting to making necessary reforms to th...

Highlights Starting Jan. 1, 2021, employees in Massachusetts may begin to apply for and receive paid leave under the states new Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) law. Most Massachusetts workers will be eligible to take up to 26 weeks of paid leave per benefit year under the new law. Massachusetts employers should be taking the final steps necessary to ensure they comply with their obligations under PFML. This Holland & Knight alert provides an overview of the benefits provided by PFML, and s...

Businesses face higher unemployment taxes due to pandemic The R.I. Department of Labor and Training said a significant decrease in unemployment insurance funds will lead to higher taxes for employers in 2021. PROVIDENCE - Due to the pandemic, Rhode Island’s unemployment insurance trust fund has “decreased significantly,” which will lead to employers having to dip into their coffers to pay more in taxes, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training. DLT spokesperson ...