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Labor & employment attorney Lynn joins Hancock Estabrook
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Hancock Estabrook, LLP recently announced that Tish E. Lynn has joined the Syracuse–based law firm as a partner in its labor & employment practice area. Lynn has more than 25 years of public-sector experience, which will allow her to bring “pertinent and decisive counsel to effectively manage various employment and employer issues […]
Syracuse foundry to pay $276K for workplace-safety violations
Frazer & Jones Co. Inc. agrees to correct serious hazards, implement enhanced safeguards SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A Syracuse iron foundry cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for dozens of health and safety violations has agreed to correct 60 cited hazards, implement enhanced corrective measures, and pay $276,189 in
Excellus appoints Rigas as general counsel, senior VP
DeWITT, N.Y. — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield has appointed Brenda Rigas as its general counsel and senior VP. Rigas has been the primary legal support for compliance and regulatory affairs at the health insurer over the past 14 years. She has managed the organization’s response to “various high-profile matters,” Excellus said. “Brenda has been managing the
New York’s paid family leave law expands to include siblings
Employees will be able to take paid family leave to care for a sibling under a new state law that Gov. Kathy Hochul signed Nov. 1. The legislation expands New York State’s Paid Family Leave law. Under the current law, employees cannot take leave to care for a sibling with a serious health condition. The new law
VIEWPOINT: NYS Department of Labor Issues FAQs on Recreational Marijuana
The New York Department of Labor (DOL) [in early October] published Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding the legalization of recreational marijuana and its impact on the workplace (https://dol.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2021/10/p420-cannabisfaq-10-08-21.pdf). The Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA), which legalized the recreational use of marijuana for individuals over the age of 21 in New York, was passed in March
Bond attorneys contribute to 2021 Chambers USA regional employment guide
Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC (BSK) attorneys Michael Bernstein and Peter Jones are the contributing editors of Chambers USA’s 2021 edition of the “US Regional Employment” guide. They’ve also authored the introduction to this widely used guide for in-house legal counsel and human-resource professionals. Bond attorneys Louis DiLorenzo, Thomas Eron, and Howard Miller, along with Bernstein and
AARP says state law boosts workers’ retirement security
ALBANY, N.Y. — AARP New York is applauding a new state law that will help as many as 2.5 million private-sector workers save for retirement through an automatic enrollment payroll-deduction savings program. The new law “strengthens” the state’s enacted but yet-to-be-implemented Secure Choice Savings program. It requires private companies and nonprofit organizations with at least
State says Auburn’s new $10 million public-safety building is complete
AUBURN, N.Y. — Crews have completed a $10 million project for a new shared public-safety building in Auburn. Funded in part through Auburn’s 2018 win
Palmieri announces projects in second phase of Utica Prosperity Initiative
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica Mayor Robert Palmieri has unveiled Phase II of the city’s allocation of funding through the Utica Prosperity Initiative. The second phase
Work begins on $96M Asteri Ithaca project
ITHACA, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced that work has begun on a new $96 million affordable-housing development and conference center in downtown Ithaca. Dubbed Asteri Ithaca, the project will be constructed on the western portion of the Green Street Parking Garage, which will be demolished as part of this urban-renewal project. The highly
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