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December 03 2024
Client Alert: New York Minimum Wage Increases For 2025
With 2025 upon us, New York employers must prepare for scheduled minimum wage increases, tip credit changes, meal credit changes, and increases to the exempt salary threshold. The changes will go into effect on January 1, 2025.
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November 22 2024
Client Alert: Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission Classifies Ground Cannabis Dust as a Hazardous Chemical, Raising Regulatory and OSHA Enforcement Concerns
Following an enforcement action by Massachusetts cannabis regulators earlier this year against an operator after the death of an employee, the Cannabis Control Commission has issued guidelines and clarification on the safety requirements for ground cannabis dust. For cannabis operators in Massachusetts weighing the pros and cons of a fulsome OSHA compliance program, this is an important development.
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November 20 2024
Client Alert: Reminder for NYC Restaurants to Remove Roadway Cafe Dining Setups
Restaurants with permitted roadway cafe dining setups must remove the structures by November 30, 2024. Roadway cafe dining setups permitted under the Dining Out NYC program can only operate from April 1 through November 29 each year, so the time for removal is fast approaching. However, permitted sidewalk cafes are allowed to operate year-round and need not be removed.
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November 19 2024
Client Alert: Labor & Employment Law In The First 100 Days Of The New Administration
With the dust settling on the 2024 election results, the news cycle now shifts to the policy initiatives that the second Trump administration will put into place (and in fact are already beginning) as soon as the inauguration is complete. President-elect Trump’s platform contained a number of campaign statements regarding his view on federal labor and employment laws and how his newly appointed administrative officials would go about shaping those laws.
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November 18 2024
Client Alert: Texas Federal Court Strikes Down 2024 Department of Labor Overtime Rule
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas recently struck down the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) 2024 rule raising exempt salary thresholds under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). By way of brief background, the 2024 DOL rule raised the minimum salary for overtime exemptions for executive, administrative, and professional (“EAP”) employees and highly compensated employees (“HCE”).
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November 18 2024
David R. Rothfeld, a member of the Firm and head of the Firm’s Traditional Labor Law Practice, was a panelist on the 22nd Annual Labor and Employment Law Roundtable held by the Cornell Center for Innovative Hospitality Labor and Employment Relations on November 15. 2024 in New York City. A central focus of the Roundtable was discussion surrounding what will happen to the NLRB, EEOC, immigration and wage hour laws under the new Trump Administration.
November 14 2024
EGS is pleased to announce that MergerLinks has recognized the firm in its 2024 Top M&A Advisors Rankings as leading legal advisors for our outstanding work in the deSPAC sector. Congrats to our team!
November 13 2024
A SPAC III Acquisition Corp. announced the closing of its initial public offering in the amount of $55,000,000. EGS acted as counsel to Maxim Group LLC, the sole book-running manager for the offering.