Jillian K. FarrarMar 6, 20191 minThat Free Lunch May Be TaxableOn June 25, we wrote about new anti-harassment legislation that we expected Governor Cuomo to sign into law. On August 12, he did, in fa...
Joshua B. BeiskerMar 5, 20191 minIf You Made Gifts in 2018, You May Need to File a Gift Tax ReturnIf you made gifts in 2018 in excess of the gift tax annual exclusion amount - $15,000 per donee in 2018, or $30,000 if a husband and wife...
Paul F. KeneallyFeb 28, 20191 minNYS DOL Not Implementing Call-In Pay RegulationsGood news! On 2/27/19, the New York State Department of Labor issued a statement that it would not pursue implementing the proposed call...
Jennifer A. ShoemakerFeb 18, 20191 minNLRB Narrows Standard for "Protected Activity"Another recent NLRB decision narrows the standard for what constitutes protected activity. In that case, a manager asked a group of airpo...
Jessie GregorioJan 24, 20191 minNew York Passes Transgender Anti-Discrimination LawOn January 15, 2019, the New York Legislature passed a bill that protects transgender people from discrimination and adds gender identity...
Jennifer A. ShoemakerJan 18, 20194 minHeading for Divorce? It Doesn't Have to be World War IIIDepending on where you obtain your statistics, one third to one half of all marriages end in divorce. The perception is that divorce is a...