How Antidiscrimination Laws Apply to Employees Who Work Remotely
Introduction With the rise of remote work since the COVID-19 outbreak, courts will be asked to grapple anew with a perennial question: whether state and local antidiscrimination laws apply to workers who are not physically present in the jurisdiction. In…
New Working Group To Examine New York State Courts’ Pandemic-Related Practices
A newly-formed Pandemic Practices Working Group will examine the courts' response to COVID-19 and determine which policies should be kept in place after the pandemic ends. The working group, led by Supreme Court Justice Craig J. Doran of the Seventh…
Court Operations Running Smoothly, but Trial Capacity Must Expand
In her biweekly address, Chief Judge Janet DiFiore said the return to full court operations continues in full swing and is progressing smoothly.
A Clear Return to Full-Scale Operations
Chief Judge Janet DiFiore said that the courts have returned to full-scale operations, albeit in the context of a new normal defined by the continuation of health and safety protocols, and the smart use of virtual tools to limit unnecessary…
A Pension Law Pandemic: The Need for a COVID-19 Presumptive Bill To Protect Disabled Front-line Workers
New York’s essential workers are in dire need of a COVID-19 presumptive law to help secure disability pension protections they are being denied.
Courts Back to Full-Scale Operations; Masks Protocols Will Remain Temporarily
The move to 3-foot physical distancing for all judges, court staff and court users in trial courts has gone smoothly, according to Chief Judge Janet DiFiore.
Three-Foot Physical Distancing in Grand Jury Trials Starts Today
Effective today, the courts are implementing three-foot physical distancing for participants in criminal grand jury trials statewide, freeing up additional courtroom space for criminal jury trials.
Two Years Into COVID, Trends Are Emerging on Litigation
After nearly two years of legal battles, trends are emerging in how COVID-related commercial cases are being argued and decided, a panel of lawyers said Wednesday during the New York State Bar Association’s Annual Meeting.
Challenges to State and Local Vaccine Mandates in New York
Both for those interested in the legality of vaccine mandates and those interested in the United States Supreme Court’s First Amendment jurisprudence, the judicial response to state and federal vaccine mandates bears continued watching.
How COVID-19 Has Affected the Practice of Tort Law in New York State
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been various issues that both plaintiff and defendant tort practitioners have confronted, as they relate to important statutory time periods, immunity, and/or limitation of liability.
