New York passed a cybersecurity and data breach law, effective October 23, and it expands many cybersecurity requirements to not only businesses operating in New York, but also those operating
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Coming Attractions: NY Proposes Regulations on Employee On-Call and Call-In Pay
The New York State Department of Labor published proposed regulations to the Miscellaneous Industries and Occupations Wage Order in the New York State Register addressing so-called “just in time,” “call-in”
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Accidental Franchisor in Hot Water
Safe Step Walk In Tub Co. (“Safe Step”) failed to take the requisite “safe steps” before potentially becoming an accidental franchisor. In Safe Step Walk In Tub Co. v. CKH
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Plain Language Matters: Engine Manufacturer Held Not a Franchisor Under New York Dealer Law
The New York District Court recently ruled that a truck engine manufacturer was not a franchisor under the New York Franchised Motor Vehicle Dealer Act (Dealer Act).
In 2013, Daimler
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Tesla and New York Auto Dealers Reach a Truce
In what appears in the first instance to be a major concession by Tesla, Tesla and the New York Automobile Dealers Association reached an agreement on Friday that will permit
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