A New York State judge has denied a motion by a Nassau County diocese to dismiss 44 complaints filed against it under New York’s Child Victims Act (CVA), rejecting the church’s argument the law violates the Due Process Clause of New York’s constitution.

On April 3, 2020, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the Fiscal Year 2021 New York State budget. Of great significance for all New York employers is the amendment this budget makes to the state’s Labor Law to include a new permanent requirement for sick leave.

If your business has employees outside the United States, and you applied for and received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan funds on the basis of the U.S. employee head count, you may want to consider checking your math.

On May 7, 2020, Governor Cuomo signed Executive Order 202.28, which continues until June 6, 2020, the tolling of civil deadlines in response to the COVID-19 crisis.

This week, in Nationwide Mut. Fire Ins. Co. v. Pusser, 2020-Ohio-2778, the Ohio Supreme Court held that an insured’s misrepresentation in an auto insurance application rendered the auto policy void ab initio (i.e. from the beginning).

On May 4, 2020, the Seventh Circuit joined the Ninth Circuit in ruling that a plaintiff alleging violations of the informed consent provisions of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), 740 ILCS 14/15(b) has Article III standing to sue in federal court.

As expected, investigations into potential fraud and abuse are already underway in the award of massive stimulus funds under the CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). On May 5, the Justice Department announced its first prosecution, charging two Rhode Island businessmen with fraudulently seeking more than a half million dollars in forgivable PPP loans.

On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), which established the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Under the PPP, the U.S. Small Business Administration can temporarily authorize and guarantee small business loans designed to incentivize small businesses to keep their workers on the payroll and help small businesses survive the pandemic.