Legal News

On Friday, March 27, 2020, Governor Andrew Cuomo declared that all nonessential construction would be shut down in New York state during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The announcement, which represents a significant shift in policy from his...By: Wilson Elser

Given the risk to life and the economic impact of coronavirus, policyholders and the insurance industry alike are watching and considering whether business interruption, event cancellation, or liability and workers’ compensation insurance benefits...By: Wilson Elser

Employers cannot afford to ignore the direct impact of the 2019 amendments to the law permitting legal medicinal marijuana use in New Jersey. Among the most important areas of concern, employers must be prepared to (1) create policies that will...By: Wilson Elser

Coronavirus, recently named “COVID-19” by the World Health Organization, presents like a Hollywood disaster movie: - It appears to be a mutated virus - There is no available vaccination - More than 50 million people in China have been...By: Wilson Elser

Re: Michigan’s Paid Medical Leave Act (MPMLA), MCL 408.961, et seq., effective March 29, 2019. Nearly one year ago, the MPMLA made Michigan the eleventh state to enact mandatory sick leave pay for employees. In Michigan, employers must (as of March...By: Wilson Elser

On January 1, 2020, Illinois joined the growing number of states that allow the sale and use of marijuana for personal and recreational use. The law has been so popular that most of the cannabis dispensaries in Illinois sold out of their supply...By: Wilson Elser

On January 6, 2020, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law House Bill No. 7501 (An Act Concerning the Workforce Training Needs in the State and Revisions to and Regulations of Gratuities Permitted or Applied as Part of the Minimum Fair...By: Wilson Elser

A Florida state senator has put forward a bill to protect medical marijuana users from workplace discrimination, including firings for positive drug tests, as discrimination lawsuits follow the trend of legalization across the country. The...By: Wilson Elser

In a landmark decision, a Pennsylvania jury ruled in favor of the defendant National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the first sports concussion case tried to verdict. In a 10-2 decision, the jury in Onyshko v. NCAA, No. C-63-CV-201403620...By: Wilson Elser

Under the title “New York May Soon Increase Recoverable Wrongful Death Damages,” we wrote recently about efforts within the New York State Legislature to significantly add to the types of damages that could be awarded in wrongful death litigation....By: Wilson Elser