In normal times, many employees of New York businesses commute to and from their jobs in New York State from other states including New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania. Because these nonresident commuters perform services in New York, their employers are generally required to withhold New York income taxes from their paychecks.

Recent highly publicized outbreaks of foodborne illness have lead to an upsurge in foodborne illness lawsuits through the United States.

The private sector is showing creativity in combating price gouging during the COVID-19 era. Companies like Amazon and 3M successfully have defended their brands in the name of the public good.

On October 23, 2019, the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules proposed amendments to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (FRCP) 30(b)(6) that will increase the amount of work required to get a corporate designee to speak on behalf of a company.

Dubbed “essential” by the government powers-that-be, many manufacturers are being called on to continue operations as a core component of our nation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On May 20, 2020, Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks issued a memorandum order under which New York’s court system will allow electronic filing of new non-essential lawsuits starting on Monday, May 25, 2020.