The Arch Diocese of NY will be mortgaging some of their properties in order to create a victims fund for Sexual Abuse claims. The Archdiocese owns several properties throughout New York, specifically land underneath the Lotte NY Palace Hotel and the Villard Houses on Madison...
The Statute of Limitations in Child Sexual Abuse cases vary from state to state. Many states are pushing to change current laws by proposing to extend the time frame a victim can bring a civil lawsuit forward from when the incident occurred, as well as...
In August 2016, the National Labor Relations Board ruled that Graduate Students working for private colleges are employees. The ruling overturned the Brown 2004 decision stating that teaching and research assistants were primarily students and not workers and that their work is a component of...
NY Governor Andrew Cuomo has proposed legislation in his 2017 policy agenda to remove the statute of limitation on criminal sex abuse cases and extend the time-frame a victim can bring a civil lawsuit to 50 years from when the incident occurred. Currently, a civil...
Our Second Annual Risk Summit for Educators and Not-for-Profit Organizations was a successful and informative discussion citing instructive content focusing on the best practices of compliance and crises prevention. Guests included Underwriters, Claims analysts, Intermediaries, and clients which created engaging dialogue and insight to the challenges facing Non-profits...
Date: May 6, 2016 Location: Association of the Bar of the City of New York 42 West 44th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenue) Stimson Room, 1st Floor New York, New York 10046 PROGRAM TIME: 10:00am to 4:00 pm MORNING SESSION 10:00 am to 12:15 pm Employment Practices and Challenges in Today’s Workplace Transferring Risk...
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text]By: James G. Ryan, Partner-In-Charge of the Commercial Litigation and Education Litigation Department at Cullen and Dykman LLP, and Cynthia A. Augello and Hayley B. Dryer, Associates at Cullen and Dykman LLP, current members of the NCBA Education Law Committee.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text] Colleges and universities have...
Last month, the U.S. Senate passed a version of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA), a bill that encourages companies to share information about cyber attacks and data breaches with the federal government. The bill includes the most sweeping cyber security regulations ever put forth...
After an historic decision last week by the Supreme Court ruling Gay marriage legal in all 50 states, the religious community made up of faith-based organizations, educational institutions, and not for profits are speaking out to protect their First Amendment Rights. The Supreme Court ruling...
It has been 3 years since the Sandusky trial conviction that has prompted PA lawmakers to enforce stricter policies to strengthen the PA child abuse laws. University Professors are required to obtain an extensive background check and fingerprints recorded every three years. The...
