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CCBLaw Listed in 2024 Best Law Firms
CCBLaw is pleased to announce that it has been recognized in Syracuse, as Metropolitan Tier 1 in Health Care Law in the 2024 "Best Law Firms" Edition CCBLaw is also ranked as 2024 Tier 2 Best Law Firm for Litigation – Labor & Employment, and Best Law Firm for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law. CCBLaw is proud to provide exceptional legal services to its clients in the areas of healthcare law, professional license defense, business law, labor and employment law, commercial real estate, litigati…
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On January 1, 2024, a new federal law, the Corporate Transparency Act ("CTA"), will go into effect. The main purpose of the CTA is to crack down on the proliferation of shell companies used as shields in money laundering, tax avoidance, and similar activities. However, the new reporting requirements will also compel most businesses created by filing documents with the Secretary of State to provide the information outlined in the CTA. Any business entity that must report to FinCEN is called a "re…
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New York Expands Restrictions on Release Agreements For Claims of Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation On November 17, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law S4516 restricting the use of confidentiality clauses in employment releases relating to claims of harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. S4516 amends New York General Obligation Law Section 5-336, one of the original #MeToo statutes, which prohibited employers from including terms or conditions that would prevent …
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CCBLaw is pleased to announce that it has been listed in the "Best Law Firms" Edition, 2023, and its attorneys have been recognized in the 2024 "Best Lawyers" Edition, 2023 "Upstate New York Super Lawyers" Edition, and 2023 Martindale-Hubbell rating services. CCBLaw is currently the only law firm in Syracuse recognized as the 2023 Tier 1 Best Law Firm for Health Care Law. CCBLaw is also ranked as 2023 Tier 2 Best Law Firm for Best Law Firm for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, and Litigation – La…
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Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act
On June 7th, 2023, amendments to New York State's Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act (the "Act") took effect. The New York State Department of Labor ("NYSDOL") published a model breast milk expression in the workplace policy (the "Model Policy") to aid employers in complying with the Act. In short, the amendments require employers to grant employees unpaid breaks for breastmilk expression and in a designated space that is free from interruption. Employers are now required to provide reasonabl…
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Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)
On June 27th, 2023 the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) took effect. The PWFA ensures that workers experiencing pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions such as those undergoing fertility treatment, have postpartum depression, have had an abortion, or experienced pregnancy loss, have the right to reasonable accommodations in the workplace. The Act declares that it is unlawful for an employer with fifteen or more employees to: fail to make reasonable accommodations to known limit…
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Recent State And Federal Actions Signal That Telehealth Is Here To Stay
Telehealth is defined as the use of electronic information and communication technologies to deliver health care to patients at a distance. Prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), telehealth played only a small role in patient care. However, during the PHE, telehealth became especially important as a replacement for in-person visits with a healthcare provider. In the past year, there have been a number of temporary waivers and relaxations of statutory and regulatory requirements to …
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Seven Steps To Medicaid Compliance Program Readiness
The mission of the New York Office of The Medical Inspector General (OMIG) includes enhancing the integrity of the Medicaid program by preventing and detecting fraudulent, abusive and wasteful practices within the Medicaid program. Pursuant to this mission, New York implemented compliance program requirements in 2009. Recently, amended regulations were adopted governing the implementation and operation of effective compliance programs for certain required Medicaid providers. These revised regula…
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NYS Sexual Harassment Model Policy and Training
On April 11, 2023 the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL), in conjunction with the New York State Division of Human Rights (NYS DHR) released a strengthened Sexual Harassment Prevention Model Policy adding new language to include remote workers, define different gender identities, expand on gender discrimination, and provides examples of sexual harassment and retaliation across a broader spectrum of careers as well as a revised Model Sexual Harassment Training. The revised training inclu…
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CCBLaw Attorneys Listed in 2023 Best Lawyers, 2022 Super Lawyers, and 2022 Martindale-Hubbell
CCBLaw PLLC is pleased to announce that its attorneys have been recognized in the 2023 U.S. News & World Report – Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" edition, 2023 New York Super Lawyers Upstate Edition, and Martindale-Hubbell rating services. CCBLaw is currently the only law firm in Syracuse recognized as a Tier 1 Best Law Firm for Health Care Law. CCBLaw is also ranked as Tier 2 Best Law Firm for Litigation – Labor & Employment, and Best Law Firm for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law. Best …
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CCBLaw Attorneys Listed in 2022 Best Lawyers and 2021 Super Lawyers
Cohen Compagni Beckman Appler & Knoll, PLLC ("CCBLaw") is pleased to announce that its attorneys have been recognized in the 2022 U.S. News & World Report – Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" edition, 2021 Super Lawyers and Martindale-Hubbell rating services. Best Lawyers has designated CCBLaw as the Top Listed in Syracuse in Healthcare Law and also recognized the following CCBLaw attorneys individually: Stephen H. Cohen – Healthcare Law and Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law Michael J. Compagn…