Tag: Government

PFAS: Forthcoming Regulation and Risk Management for Lenders

In the course of evaluating a potential lending transaction, both institutional and private lenders review a variety of metrics relating to both the borrower and the underlying collateral. The strength of a potential transaction will largely depend on things such as a borrower’s credit history, borrower’s cash flow, the strength of any guarantors, and the […]

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A Hidden Danger: NY Labor Law Frequency of Pay Requirements

Two recent court decisions are demonstrating a technical peril for employers hiding in plain sight under New York State Labor Law (“NYLL”) §191(1)(a) that could cost employers millions in statutory damages – the requirement that manual workers be paid on a weekly basis: Scott v. Whole Foods Market Group, Inc., No. 18-CV-0086(SJF)(AKT), 2019 WL 1559424 […]

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Breaking Terrestrial Boundaries: Billionaires in Space

2020 will be a remarkable year for the US in Space. If all things go as planned, we will finally be able to bring our own astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). We have, for the first time, a publicly traded space tourism company (Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE)). The federal government has felt that space […]

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