On May 15, 2023, the Honorable Robert A. Neary, Westchester County Supreme Court Justice, issued a Decision and Order in Nedelcu v. Town of New Castle, Index No. 60481/2022, reiterating the supremacy of the Westchester County Police Acts (“WCPA”) and Rockland County Police Acts (“RCPA”) over other general statutes in holding that the NYS Legislature’s 2019 amendments to the Town Law did not affect…

Effective June 27, 2023, the U.S. Legislature passed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), which prohibits employment practices that discriminate against making reasonable accommodations for qualified employees affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.[1]  Specifically, the PWFA declares that it is an unlawful employment practice to: Fail to make reasonable accommodations to known limitations of such employees unless the accommodation would impose an…

On July 6, 2023, the New York State Education Department issued a Formal Opinion of Counsel to address the holding of A.R. v. Connecticut Bd. of Educ., 5 F.4th 155 (2d Cir. 2021). In that case, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals found that Connecticut’s law providing that students must receive a free and appropriate education from a public school until “such child is graduated…