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VIEWPOINT: The Impact of N.Y.’s New Pay-Transparency Law on Employers
On Dec. 21, 2022, Gov. 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 section 194-b, which takes effect on Sept. 17, 2023. Labor Law § 194-b continues a recent trend toward pay transparency both nationally and locally, including similar […]
Syracuse airport receives $2.5M in federal funding for project to bolster security operations
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Hancock International Airport is set to receive $2.5 million in federal-budget funding to enhance security through a consolidated airport operations command center project. The money comes from the $1.7 trillion spending bill recently passed by Congress and signed by President Joe Biden. The Syracuse airport will relocate security and communications
New year brings new pay-transparency law, minimum wage
The first thing employers should do, if they haven’t done so already, is make sure their employee handbook is up-to-date and includes anything new required under law, says Michael Sciotti, a partner with Barclay Damon LLP in Syracuse. His law practice includes defending employers, business owners, and company managers in all types of discrimination, harassment,
State law sets insurer-coverage requirements for hate crimes
A new state law prohibits insurance companies from canceling insurance, raising premiums, refusing to issue a policy, or declining to renew a policy solely on the basis that one or more claims have been made for a loss that is a result of a hate crime, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced. The new law will
State increases minimum wage for upstate New Yorkers
Workers outside of New York City, Long Island, and Westchester County received a $1 per hour increase in their minimum wage from $13.20 to $14.20 on Dec. 31. The increase was part of the state’s minimum hourly wage phase-in for upstate counties, the office of Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Dec. 21. It follows a “statutorily
Anheuser-Busch InBev to install carbon-capture system at Lysander brewery, using state award
LYSANDER, N.Y. — Anheuser-Busch InBev will install a carbon capture and re-use system to capture 75 percent of the carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted from its
Area organizations receive state funding to support worker training
More than $6 million in grants from the New York State Office of Strategic Workforce Development will fund a number of local projects through the
Katko says more than $20 million approved for CNY projects in new federal budget
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Funding to improve rapid-transit services in Syracuse and money for the Food Bank of Central New York were part of more than
Bond, Schoeneck & King: 125 Years of Service
Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC is a law firm that has been very familiar to many Central New York residents for the last 125 years. George Hopkins Bond founded the firm in 1897 soon after graduating from Syracuse University College of Law at age 24. Born in Syracuse in 1873, George was locally educated and
2022 Bond law firm highlights include downstate expansion, COO
SYRACUSE — Business activity for the law firm Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC in 2022 included additional downstate expansion, a new COO, and the addition of a new litigation attorney. The Syracuse–based firm in early May announced it would be combining with a smaller Long Island firm. Effective June 1, Lazer, Aptheker, Rosella & Yedid
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