On June 23, 2026, the New York Court of Appeals issued a significant decision in Walton v. Comfort Systems USA (Syracuse), Inc., answering previously unsettled certified questions from the Second Circuit with important implications for employers performing work on public projects in New York. The Court held that under
Labor Relations
NLRB Firing Decision Stayed; Board to Stay Without a Quorum
By Michael Lebowich, Joshua Fox & Michael Kratochvil on
On March 28, 2025, the United States District Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit stayed the District Court’s order reinstating former National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) Member Gwynne A. Wilcox. The Board is again left without a quorum, which, under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA” or…
New York City to License Hotels: What You Need to Know
On November 4, 2024, Mayor Eric Adams signed into law Int. No. 991-C (the “Act”), which establishes a new licensure requirement for hotels to operate in New York City, requiring new staffing, safety, cleanliness and direct employment standards.
The stated purpose of the Act, referred to as the “Safe…