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New York Governor Signs Clean Slate Act Into Law

Written on November 24, 2023.

New York Governor Signs Clean Slate Act Into Law November 24, 2023 The governor of New York, Kathy Hochul, has signed the Clean Slate Act into law. This law will take effect on November 16, 2024. It would make it easier for individuals to expunge...

New York Bill To Improve Background Checks for Camp Counselors Has Been Signed Into Law

Written on October 31, 2023.

New York Bill To Improve Background Checks for Camp Counselors Has Been Signed Into Law October 31, 2023 New York’s Governor Kathy Hochul has signed legislation to increase background check requirements for counselors at youth camps. This...

NY Legislature Passes Clean Slate Act in Extended Session

Written on June 19, 2023.

NY Legislature Passes Clean Slate Act in Extended Session June 19, 2023 New York’s legislature recently passed a long-debated bill that would automatically seal the records of millions of the state’s residents. Now that the bill has...

NY Lawmakers Reach Clean Slate Deal Exempting Serious Felonies From Automatic Sealing

Written on June 14, 2023.

NY Lawmakers Reach Clean Slate Deal Exempting Serious Felonies From Automatic Sealing June 14, 2023 In a recent deal, New York’s proposed Clean Slate bill has changed to prevent the sealing of several convictions. The altered proposal included...

New York Adopts New Regulations Governing the Use of AI in Hiring

Written on June 9, 2023.

New York Adopts New Regulations Governing the Use of AI in Hiring June 9, 2023 Beginning on July 5, 2023, the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection in New York City will start to enforce a new ordinance. This law will regulate how employers...

A Look Back at What Employers Should Know About the New York Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act

Written on May 3, 2023.

A Look Back at What Employers Should Know About the New York Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act May 3, 2023 Marijuana became legal in New York when the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act legalized it in March of 2021. As a result, this law...

NY Clean Slate Bill Receives Support in State Assembly

Written on March 28, 2023.

NY Clean Slate Bill Receives Support in State Assembly March 28, 2023 New York may soon consider a new Clean Slate bill, benefiting individuals previously incarcerated for certain misdemeanors and felonies. The bill would provide them with improved...

New York May Soon Permit Convicted Felons to Work in Casinos

Written on December 20, 2022.

New York May Soon Permit Convicted Felons to Work in Casinos December 20, 2022 New York is on the verge of opening up employment with casinos to those with felony convictions on their record. This legislation would remove restrictions that have...

New York Off-Duty Conduct Law Is Amended to Include Marijuana Usage

Written on July 13, 2022.

New York Off-Duty Conduct Law Is Amended to Include Marijuana Usage With the passage of the New York Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA), the state’s off-duty conduct law will now explicitly protect workers’ use of cannabis...

New York Clean Slate Act May See an Assembly Vote Before Close of 2022 Legislative Session

Written on June 21, 2022.

New York Clean Slate Act May See an Assembly Vote Before Close of 2022 Legislative Session A measure before the New York Assembly that would seal the criminal convictions of millions of the state’s residents has cleared another impasse in the closing...

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New York Governor Signs Clean Slate Act Into Law

New York Bill To Improve Background Checks for Camp Counselors Has Been Signed Into Law

NY Legislature Passes Clean Slate Act in Extended Session

NY Lawmakers Reach Clean Slate Deal Exempting Serious Felonies From Automatic Sealing

New York Adopts New Regulations Governing the Use of AI in Hiring

A Look Back at What Employers Should Know About the New York Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act

NY Clean Slate Bill Receives Support in State Assembly

New York May Soon Permit Convicted Felons to Work in Casinos

New York Off-Duty Conduct Law Is Amended to Include Marijuana Usage

New York Clean Slate Act May See an Assembly Vote Before Close of 2022 Legislative Session

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