COURT UPDATES | April 10, 2020
By Jennifer Nigro, Esq. The courthouses in Central Islip and Brooklyn are open, but, access is limited to the following: • persons ordered to appear by any judge of the EDNY; • debtors and creditors with case-related business before the Bankruptcy Court;...
COURT UPDATES | April 10, 2020
By Jennifer Nigro, Esq. The status of Court operations for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) from April 13th through May 4th, 2020 is as follows: The SDNY has limited activity at its three courthouses. In Manhattan, the Daniel Patrick Moynihan...
INSIGHTS | By: A. Chadwick Briedis, Jeffrey W. Pagano, Jennifer P. Nigro | December 30, 2019
A series of new laws in New York are set to impact employers and workers across the state in 2020. New York Labor Law §203-e On November 8, 2019 Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation that protects employees against discrimination on the basis of their reproductive...
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT | October 25, 2019
Twomey Latham has partnered with The Press News Group / 27east as Presenting Sponsor of The Press Sessions, a new series of issue-based discussions, in Southampton, New York and East Hampton, New York. The event on Thursday, October 24th at Rowdy Hall in East Hampton...
INSIGHTS | By: Jennifer P. Nigro | April 11, 2019
On March 7, 2019, the US Department of Labor issued its proposed new exemption rule under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), raising the minimum salary from $23,660 annually (or $455 per work week) to $35,308 annually (or $679 per work week). Under the...