ATTENTION NEW YORK EMPLOYERS: UPDATED NYS WARN ACT REGULATIONS IMPOSE NEW REQUIREMENTS ON EMPLOYERS
By Melanie M. Ghaw, Esq. and Rachel H. Khedouri, Esq. Effective June 21, 2023, the New York State Department of Labor (“NYSDOL”) amended its regulations governing the New York State Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“NYS WARN Act”), available HERE. The NYS WARN Act was originally enacted in 2008 and has since been amended several times, […]
U.S. Supreme Court Holds Federal Courts Must Stay Proceedings Pending an Appeal on Arbitrability
By Melanie M. Ghaw, Esq. A recent decision by the United States Supreme Court resolved a long-standing circuit split on the issue of whether district courts have the discretion to stay proceedings when a party appeals the denial of a motion to compel arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”). In a 5-4 decision issued […]