Legal Matters
Email based cybercrime thefts
Cybercriminals commit thefts every day just with email, stealing billions of dollars every year. Yes, billions with a “B”. This is...
Using consumer protection law to protect consumers
New York State General Business Law Article 22-A was written to protect consumers from deceptive acts and practices in the conduct...
New York State Enacts Secure Choice Savings Plan – New Savings Opportunities for Employees and New Obligations For Employers Without Retirement Plans
Pictured: Lawrence J. Finnell and Louis P. DiLorenzo. On Oct. 21, 2021, Gov. Hochul signed new legislation requiring private employers who...
An inflection point for corporate social responsibility
Prof. Katrina Fischer Kuh, Distinguished Professor of Environmental Law at Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University. Will private actors,...
How to build an effective board of directors: Handling conflicts of interest
The duty of loyalty requires directors to put the organization”™s interests ahead of their own personal interests, and to disclose any...
Data breaches and your business
After a data breach, organizations can expect that their cybersecurity program will be subject to greater scrutiny by government, customers, potential...
New York’s whistleblower law expansion offers increased protection from retaliation
For decades, New York narrowly defined protected whistleblower activity, which resulted in a limited baseline for establishing the element of “protected...
New employment law obligations for construction companies
In order to protect themselves, general contractors will need to review and, in most cases, revise existing and future agreements with...
Addressing environmental challenges through new Sustainable Business Law Hub
Haub Law’s Sustainable Business Law Hub serves as an incubator space, a research endeavor and a think tank devoted to addressing...
Pace implements new online health law and policy certificate program
The law school has long offered robust training in health law and policy for both lawyers and students enrolled in its...
Looking toward 2022: a legal year-end review for companies and nonprofits
During these last few weeks of 2021, do a little organizational self-reflection. What did you do well in 2021? What could...
How to build an effective board of directors: If it can wait, delegate
Long, frequent and inefficient board meetings are telltale signs that the board does not have an effective committee structure in place...
Ransomware and your business
Businesses that put security plans in place ahead of time can avoid ransomware threats from ever occurring in the first place.
Legal Matters: Back to the office and mandatory vaccinations
Lawyer Jeffrey Buss discusses a series of federal court decisions issued this week that can help employers and employees gain clarity...
Legal Matters: What employers in all industries need to know about cannabis law
Despite their apparent disinterest in the new green economy, employers outside the cannabis industry need to understand state adult-use cannabis laws...
