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#2405 What Lawyers Need to Know About the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA)

#2405 What Lawyers Need to Know About the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA)

Presented on June 24, 2021 (expires 6/24/26)

4.0 CLE credits total: 0.5 Ethics and Professionalism, 2.0 Areas of Professional Practice, 1.5 Skills
Appropriate for Experienced Attorneys only

Agenda:

  • History and Overview of Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA)
    •  History
    • Office of Cannabis Management
    • Medical Cannabis
    • Adult Use Cannabis
  • Municipal Options
    • Opt Out
    • Special Permit
    • Social Responsibility Rationale of Law
    • Equity programs for minority communities
  • Business Opportunities and Contract Considerations                                         
  • Insurance and Liability Issues
  • Criminal Law
    • Probable Cause
    • Expungement
  • Employment Law
  • Ethical Issues

Speakers:
Colin M. Knoer, Esq., The Knoer Group
Alexis M. Florczak, Esq., Hurwitz & Fine
Amber E. Storr, Esq., Hurwitz & Fine
Ryan P. Maxwell, Esq., Hurwitz & Fine
James Auricchio, Esq., Auricchio Law Offices
Katherine L. Wood, Esq., Hurwitz & Fine
Robert E. Knoer, Esq., The Knoer Group

Available format: OnDemand, CD, DVD

OnDemand: $100 members (Promo Code: member2025), $200 Non-members

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#2412 Is There a HERO in Your HVAC? New Law, New Obligations

#2412 Is There a HERO in Your HVAC? New Law, New Obligations

Presented on September 30, 2021 (expires 9/30/26)

1.5 CLE credits total: 1.0 Areas of Professional Practice, 0.5 Skills
Appropriate for Experienced Attorneys only

New York’s “HERO” Act obligates NY employers to adopt an industry-specific safety plan for fighting airborne disease at the workplace, and enables employees to be a formal part of that plan’s development.  Join us for a 1.5-hour, interactive and engaging CLE on the “checklist” points of complying with this new law.

This session and the materials will be of particular interest to attorneys who practice in the areas of labor/employment, landlord/tenant, construction/planning, and personal injury.  HR professionals, construction project managers, and those with HVAC responsibilities will find it useful, too.

Speakers:
Stephanie A. Adams, Esq., The Law Office of Stephanie Adams, PLLC
Steven J. Ricca, Esq., Bond Schoeneck & King, PLLC

Available Format: OnDemand, CD, DVD

OnDemand: $45 Members (Promo Code: member2025), $90 Non-Members

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#2419 HR for Solo and Small Firms

#2419 HR for Solo and Small Firms

Presented on December 14, 2021 (expires 12/14/26)

1.0 CLE credit: Areas of Professional Practice
Appropriate for all attorneys

Are you in compliance? The number of HR policies required to be in place for small businesses in New York State has increased over the past few years. This CLE will present an overview of employment-law compliance musts for small businesses in New York and a review of other evolving, hot-button employment law topics such as worker classification and wage and hour issues.

Moderators:
Kara Addelman, Esq., Addelman Cross & Baldwin, Co-Chair, Solo and Small Firm Practice Committee
Jessica Kulpit, Esq., Law Office of Jessica Kulpit, Co-Chair, Solo and Small Firm Practice Committee

Speaker: Vincent M. Miranda, Esq., Partner, Lippes Matthias LLP

Available Format: OnDemand, CD, DVD

OnDemand: $40 Members (Promo Code: member2025), $80 Non-Members

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#2423 The Latest on Workplace COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates

#2423 The Latest on Workplace COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates

Presented on January 12, 2022 (expires 1/12/27)

1.0 CLE credit: Areas of Professional Practice
Appropriate for all attorneys

Join us for an informative discussion on where things stand currently with COVID-19 vaccination mandates.

Moderator: Kinsey A. O’Brien, Esq., Chair, Labor Law Committee

Speakers:
Stephanie A. Adams, Esq., The Law Office of Stephanie Adams, PLLC
Scott P. Horton, Esq., Horton Law PLLC

Available format: OnDemand, CD, DVD

OnDemand: $40 Members (promo code: member2025), $80 Non-Members

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#2439 Labor and Employment Law Update 2022

#2439 Labor and Employment Law Update 2022

Presented on June 16, 2022 (expires 6/16/27)

2.5 CLE credits: Areas of Professional Practice
Appropriate for all attorneys

This program covers key legislative and case law update as well as agency activities and priorities updates from:

    • EEOC
    • NYSDHR
    • USDOL
    • NLRB

Speakers:

  • James (Jeb) Bobseine, Esq,. Trial Attorney, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Buffalo Office)
  • Debbie S. Kent, Regional Director, New York State Division of Human Rights
  • Marita Lawrence, Senior Investigator, U.S. Department of Labor, Buffalo Area Office
  • Erin Torcello, Esq., Partner, Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC
  • Cara Wolkoff, Esq., National Labor Relations Board, Region 3

This program is presented by the BAEC Labor Law Committee and WBASNY WNY Employment Law Committee, and is generously sponsored by Wilder & Linneball, LLP.

Available format: OnDemand, CD, DVD

OnDemand: $65 members (Promo Code: member2025), $130 Non-members

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#2470 The New Salary Transparency Law: All You Need to Know

#2470 The New Salary Transparency Law: All You Need to Know

Presented on September 13, 2023 (expires 9/13/28)

1.0 CLE credits: Skills
Appropriate for Experienced Attorneys only

New York’s new Salary Transparency Law goes into effect September 17th, 2023. The new law requires all employers with four or more employees to disclose pay ranges and job duties for job openings (including transfers and promotions). This one-hour CLE, presented by the Labor Law Committee, will review the basic requirements, immediate implications under the new law, and ways to address the new requirements through policy.

Who should watch: Employment lawyers, managing partners, HR professionals, employment agency leaders.

Moderator: Christina Akers-DiCenzo, Esq., Vice Chair, Labor Law Committee

Speakers:

  • Stephanie (Cole) Adams, Esq., The Law Office of Stephanie Adams, PLLC
  • Erin Ewell, Esq., Wilder and Linneball, LLP

Available format: OnDemand, CD, DVD

OnDemand: $40 members (Promo Code: member2025), $80 Non-members

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#2482 2024 Labor & Employment Law Update

#2482 2024 Labor & Employment Law Update

Presented on April 11, 2024 (expires 4/11/29)

3.5 CLE credits: Areas of Professional Practice
Appropriate for Newly Admitted and Experienced Attorneys

Join the Labor Law Committee for a round-up and deep dive into changes and emerging issues in labor and employment law. This seminar reviews recent federal and New York state changes, emergent considerations of remote work, long COVID and reasonable accommodations, and agency updates from the National Labor Relations Board and more!

Moderators: 

  • Christina Akers-DiCenzo, Esq., Vice Chair, Labor Law Committee
  • Kinsey O’Brien, Esq., Chair, Labor Law Committee

Speakers:

  • Stephanie (Cole) Adams, Esq., The Law Office of Stephanie Adams
  • Christina Akers-DiCenzo, Esq., Akers-DiCenzo Law PLLC
  • Jessica Cacaccio, Esq. Regional Attorney, National Labor Relations Board
  • Asia R. Evans, Esq., Hodgson Russ LLP
  • Scott P. Horton, Esq., GunnerCooke LLP
  • Debbie Kent, New York State Division of Human Rights
  • Linda Leslie, Esq., Regional Director, National Labor Relations Board
  • Candace L. Morrison, Esq., Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria LLP
  • Kinsey O’Brien, Esq., Hodgson Russ LLP
  • Caitlin O’Neil, Esq., U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  • Belinda Sands, U.S. Department of Labor
  • Matthew V. Simeone, Esq., Sanders & Sanders
  • Amber Storr, Esq., Hurwitz Fine P.C.

Available format: OnDemand, CD, DVD

OnDemand: $90 members (Promo Code: member2025), $180 Non-members

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#2495 Restrictive Covenants: Key Developments Employers Need to Know

#2495 Restrictive Covenants: Key Developments Employers Need to Know

Presented on October 16, 2024 (expires 10/16/29)

1.0 CLE credit: Areas of Professional Practice
Appropriate for all attorneys

Specifics covered include: Non-compete agreements in the wake of several recent court rulings; Non-solicitation agreements; what may happen with the federal ban; what may happen in New York; how to best guide employers to prepare for the uncertainty that lies ahead in this important area of Employment Law.

Speakers:

  • B. Kevin Burke, Jr., Esq., Gross Shuman, P.C.
  • Kevin Lelonek, Esq., Gross Shuman, P.C.

Available format: OnDemand, CD, DVD

OnDemand: $40 members (Promo Code: member2025), $80 Non-members

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#2516 New Labor Laws in 2026

#2516 New Labor Laws in 2026

 

Presented on January 27, 2026 (expires 1/27/31)

 

1.0 CLE credit: Areas of Professional Practice
Appropriate for Newly Admitted and Experienced Attorneys

 

Join Luisa Bostick, Partner at Hodgson Russ LLP, and Scott Horton, Founder of Horton Law PLLC, for a look at the key labor and employment laws that are coming into effect in 2026.

 

Available format: OnDemand, CD, DVD

 

OnDemand: $40 members (Promo Code: member2025), $80 Non-members

 

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