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March 17 2022
Client Alert: New Federal Law Bans Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Claims
Effective immediately, the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act amends the Federal Arbitration Act and prohibits employers from enforcing mandatory pre-dispute agreements to arbitrate sexual assault or sexual harassment disputes (“Sexual Harassment Claims”). The law also bans mandatory waivers of class, collective and joint claims related to Sexual Harassment Claims.
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March 04 2022
Client Alert – Update: “Key To NYC” Vaccine Mandate Lifted Effective March 7, 2022
NYC Mayor Eric Adams has announced that the Key to NYC program mandating proof of vaccination to enter certain indoor public businesses, including restaurants, bars, gyms and entertainment venues, will officially end Monday, March 7th. Businesses are free to continue requiring proof of full or partial vaccination at their election.
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February 28 2022
Client Alert: NYC Preps To Lift “Key To NYC” Vaccine Mandate
Over the weekend, NYC Mayor Eric Adams announced that the Key to NYC program mandating proof of vaccination to enter certain indoor public businesses, including restaurants, bars, gyms and entertainment venues, will likely end Monday, March 7th.
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February 23 2022
PowerUp Acquisition raises $250M for gaming SPAC with Jack Tretton and Bruce Hack
Are gaming SPACs back? After a lull because of a choppy stock market, PowerUp Acquisition announced last week it was raising $250 million in an initial public offering for its special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).
www.venturebeat.com
February 23 2022
Conway SPAC Seeks Euro Soccer Club Despite Public Market Doubts
Counter Press Acquisition (CPA), the SPAC formed by Hollywood financier Paul Conway and former Tampa Bay Rays executive Michael Kalt (Rays owner Randy Frankel, Los Angeles Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman and Angel City Football Club co-founder Julie Uhrman are also part of the management group), has set out on its mission to buy a material minority stake in a European football club.
www.sports.yahoo.com
February 22 2022
Trump-linked Digital World’s shares surge after Truth Social app launch
Shares of Digital World, the blank-check company behind former U.S. President Donald Trump’s new social media venture, Truth Social, surged nearly 30% in premarket trading on Tuesday as the app climbed the charts after its debut on Apple’s App Store.
www.cnbc.com
February 16 2022
Client Alert: New York Publishes Model Poster In Connection With Newly-Expanded Whistleblower Law
Per our previous Client Alert, recent amendments to New York’s whistleblower law have drastically expanded protections for whistleblowers.
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February 11 2022
Client Alert: Certain NYC Condos & Co-ops Must File Affidavit by April 15 and Pay Prevailing Wage to Building Service Employees to be Eligible for Tax Abatement
A new law will require most NYC condos and co-ops to pay building service employees the prevailing wage in order for their shareholders or unit owners to be eligible for tax abatements. The prevailing wage is comprised of fixed minimum base and supplemental hourly rates which correspond to a building service employee’s respective job duties and job title. Building service employees are those who are regularly employed at a building for at least eight hours per week for its care and maintenance, and include but are not limited to watchmen, guards, doormen, building cleaners, porters, handymen, janitors, gardeners, groundskeepers and elevator operators.
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