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December 06 2021
Client Alert: NYC Expands COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates
New York City has announced that all private sector employees working in New York City must provide their employer with proof that they received at least one dose of an approved COVID-19 vaccine by December 27, 2021 in order to continue reporting to their workplace.
Click here to read the alert.
December 02 2021
BuzzFeed News union members plan walkout for same day as SPAC IPO vote
Members of BuzzFeed News’ union said they plan to walk out on the job at noon Thursday, the same day shareholders will vote on whether or not to take BuzzFeed public via a SPAC IPO.
www.axios.com
December 02 2021
Singapore’s First Wave SPACs Said to Move Filing Plans Ahead
Vertex Holdings Ltd., a unit of Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings Pte, and European asset manager Tikehau Capital are preparing to lodge preliminary prospectuses for blank-check company listings in the city-state as soon as next week, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
www.bloomberg.com
December 01 2021
The first (SPAC) has listed in the United Kingdom since the relaxation of rules by the Financial Conduct Authority.
www.iclg.com
December 01 2021
A for-profit prison company is going public via SPAC, raising ESG concerns in the blank-check space
The red-hot SPAC market could have an ESG problem. Securus Technologies, a prison services company that makes profit from charging families of the incarcerated for phone calls, is in talks to go public via merging with Atlantic Avenue Acquisition Corp, according a person familiar with the matter.
www.cnbc.com
November 17 2021
Client Alert: Follow-Up on Revised 80%-20%-30 min. DOL Final Rule For Tipped Employees: Interaction With NYS 80%-20%-2 hr. Rule
Following up on our Client Alert regarding a new U.S. Department of Labor Final Rule pertaining to tipped employees, that restricts the ability to take a tip credit from the full minimum wage for time in excess of 30 consecutive minutes or 20% of the employee’s workweek spent on Directly-Supporting Work (the “FLSA Final Rule”), we write to alert you to the interaction between the FLSA Final Rule and New York’s 80/20 rule.
Click here to read the alert.
November 16 2021
Client Alert: New York State Passes New Law Requiring Employers to Automatically Enroll Employees in State-Run IRA Program
Under the recently-enacted “New York Secure Choice Savings Program” law (“NYS Savings Program”), employers in New York State will now be required to automatically enroll employees in a state-run IRA retirement savings program, unless the employer already offers a retirement program.
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November 15 2021
Client Alert: OSHA Enforcement Suspended for COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement for Employers with 100+ Employees
Per our previous Client Alert, on November 4, 2021 OSHA issued an Emergency Temporary Standard regarding COVID-19 vaccination and testing requirements for employers with 100 or more employees (the “100+ ETS”). The 100+ ETS was effective as of November 5, 2021.
Click here to read the alert.