A group of more than 100 New York State Court System workers has have filed a lawsuit challenging the state’s mandate requiring COVID-19 vaccinations.
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Read More »March 10, 2022 Comments Off on Court workers file lawsuit challenging vaccine mandate
A group of more than 100 New York State Court System workers has have filed a lawsuit challenging the state’s mandate requiring COVID-19 vaccinations.
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Read More »November 11, 2021 Comments Off on Judge orders mother to send daughters to public school
A judge has ordered a woman to enroll her two children in public schools after she decided to home school the children, against the wishes of her husband.
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Read More »November 5, 2021 Comments Off on OSHA regulations likely to be challenged
As anticipated, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued regulations requiring workers at private companies with at least 100 employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or get tested weekly, but the rules are expected to be challenged in ...
Read More »October 28, 2021 Comments Off on Compassionate release request denied
A federal judge has denied a request for compassionate release from prison filed by an inmate who fears contracting the COVID-19 virus. Defendant Winsett Derrick Stubbs pleaded guilty in July 2018 to two counts of federal bank robbery. Stubbs was ...
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Read More »September 15, 2021 Comments Off on Vaccine requirement lacks detail
President Joe Biden’s announcement last week that the federal government will require all workers at large companies to get the COVD-19 vaccine raised lots of questions but provided few answers. Biden said all companies with at least 100 workers will ...
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Read More »June 9, 2021 Comments Off on Judge denies inmate request for compassionate release over COVID-19 concerns
A federal judge has denied a prison inmate's request to be freed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Read More »May 18, 2021 Comments Off on New York’s revised mask rules pose challenges
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s announcement Monday that the state’s mask mandate was being revised in accordance with federal recommendations was widely embraced, but still left many questions and confusion.
Read More »March 17, 2021 Comments Off on COVID-related rent issue addressed in state Supreme Court
A recent decision by a state Supreme Court Justice could have a significant impact on businesses struggling to pay rent because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a decision released March 9, Justice Daniel J. Doyle ruled that Flour City Bagels, ...
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Read More »February 25, 2021 Comments Off on Judge orders city to offer remote hearings
State Supreme Court Justice Ann Marie Taddeo has ordered city officials to offer remotely conducted hearings and depositions for individuals filing claims against the city until the COVID-19 pandemic is over. The New York City law firm Roth & Roth ...
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Read More »January 29, 2021 Comments Off on Hockey groups sue New York state
A group of amateur hockey groups are suing New York state over prohibitions imposed to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Buffalo law firm HoganWillig filed the suit against Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the state Department of Health and the ...
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Read More »January 26, 2021 Comments Off on Virtual courts remain productive
New York State Chief Judge Janet DiFiore said that, during the holiday-shortened week of Jan. 18, the state’s virtual courts conferenced and heard 19,633 matters; settled or disposed of 5,070 of those matters; and issued over 1,530 written decisions on ...
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Read More »January 22, 2021 Comments Off on Judge rejects motions for compassionate release
U.S. District Court Judge David G. Larimer has denied requests from four prison inmates seeking release because of COVID-19. In separate motions, the defendants — Albert M. Ranieri, Steve Gray, Tremec Jeffries, and Chris Kimball — all sought to be ...
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