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Couch White Obtains Approval for New York’s First Off-Shore Wind Project
Couch White attorney Leonard Singer was successful in obtaining the required permits by Commission Order for the transmission line required to interconnect the South Fork Wind Farm to the electric transmission grid on Long Island. The South Fork Wind Farm is New...
Couch White Partner Obtains Approval of EM&CP for Empire State Line
Couch White Partner Leonard Singer recently received notification from the New York State Public Service Commission that the Environmental Management and Construction Plan for the Empire State Line was approved and the developer, NextEra Energy Transmission New York,...
New York State Passes Legislation on Substantial Completion
New York State has recently passed legislation which seeks to clarify the meaning of the term “substantial completion” on NYS public projects. By amending section 139-f of the State Finance Law and section 106-b of the General Municipal Law, this legislation is also...
Executive Order 202.22 And Assessment Grievances
On Monday, April 20, 2020, Governor Cuomo issued Executive Order 202.22, which has the potential to change the way in which Tentative Assessment Rolls are published and the deadlines for filing grievances of assessments. Nearly all municipalities have a statutory...
Paycheck Protection Program – Updated Summary
With the $310 billion replenishment of its funding on April 24, 2020, we wanted to provide an updated summary of some of the key provisions of the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) as modified and refined by the Interim Final Rules issued and twice supplemented by...
Couch White Achieves Dismissal of Division of Human Rights Complaint Relating to Employer Drug Testing
On April 17, 2020, the New York State Division of Human Rights (“DHR”) issued a Determination and Order after Investigation dismissing a discrimination complaint filed by a former employee’s assertion that his termination, following a drug screening, violated the...
Couch White Partner Presents at AGC Webinar on Executive Order Compliance
Couch White Partner, Jennifer Kavney Harvey, presented on Assessing Your COVID-19 Workplace/Executive Order Compliance at the Associated General Contractors of New York State, Inc.’s webinar on Tuesday, April 21, 2020.
New Executive Orders Mandating Face Covering
Yesterday, April 15, 2020, Governor Cuomo issued Executive Order No. 202.17. Pursuant to the order, beginning April 17, 2020 at 8 p.m., all individuals in New York State over the age of two will be required “to cover their mouth and nose with a mask or cloth...
Privacy & Cybersecurity in the Era of COVID-19
With most of the United States currently under various state mandated stay-at-home orders in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses have transitioned to a work-from-home service model. In New York, all non-essential businesses have closed in-office...
IRS Provides Guidance For Tax Credits under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
On March 31, 2020, the IRS published new guidance regarding the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) and provided updated information regarding eligible employers’ obligations under the Act. Among other things, the IRS addressed what employers need to do...