Issue: 2023 Vol. 4 No. 1

Wintering

The All Rise Initiative New year, new you. Clean slate. Fresh start. Resolutions. Goal-setting. Exhausting. You’ve (maybe just barely) made it through the holidays, muscled through the end-of-year push at work, tied up the loose ends, and found yourself here. In 2023. It’s cold, it’s dark, and by 4:00 p.m. you might want to crawl … Continued

WILS Members in the News

Kaylin L. Whittingham Confirmed to New York Commission on Ethics in Lobbying and Government New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced the nomination of Kaylin L. Whittingham, principal and managing attorney at Whittingham Law, a law firm focusing on legal ethics and professional responsibility for lawyers, to the Commission on Ethics in Lobbying and Government in … Continued

WILS’ General Counsel Committee Program Provides Practical Guidance on Working Within Company External Counsel Policies

Most companies have guidelines or policies outlining the parameters for engaging external counsel. Sometimes called “Outside Counsel Guidelines” or “Litigation Management Guidelines,” these guidelines tend to provide very specific limitations on how external counsel can act in connection with representing the client. The issue, however, is whether these guidelines go too far in restricting the … Continued

WILS Book Club Series

The Women in Law Section continued its popular book club series in 2022. We once again invited attorney-authors of fascinating books to attend our virtual book club meeting, discuss their work, and answer questions from the audience. The subject matters covered in the latter half of the year included a novel about the challenges of … Continued

What To Do After Dobbs: Access to Reproductive Health Care and How To Help

On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, No. 19-1392, 597 U.S. ___ (2022), overturned the landmark case Roe v. Wade, which recognized a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion. The Dobbs decision allows states to ban abortion, without any exceptions to protect the life and well-being of the mother or in instances … Continued

President Biden Signs Historic Right To Marry Bill

President Biden has signed a historic bill enshrining the right to marry into law. All states will be required to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states, and same-sex marriage will be recognized at the federal level. “With President Biden signing the Respect for Marriage Act today, the right to marry has now been enshrined … Continued

New York State and New York City Pay Transparency Laws

I. New York State Pay Transparency Law On December 21, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the long-anticipated New York State pay transparency bill into law. The bill amends New York State Labor Law by adding a new § 194-b, which takes effect on September 17, 2023. Labor Law § 194-b continues a recent trend toward … Continued