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FINRA FAQs Offer Useful Guidance on Members’ Evolving Obligations
The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) and resulting changes to everyday life has permeated seemingly every facet of society. Thus, it is not surprising that FINRA is providing temporary relief for member firms from compliance with certain rules and regulations. The relief is focused solely on specific identified rules and regulations found on the FINRA website. https://www.finra.org/rules-guidance/key-topics/covid-19/faq […] More
Pennsylvania DoBS Issues Guidance on COVID-19 Cyber and Financial Scams
As the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has touted through the years, financial fraudsters tend to follow the old Willie Sutton maxim about why he robbed banks: “because that is where the money is.” In these trying financial times, increasingly “where the money is” happens to be the hands of consumers adversely affected by the […] More
COVID-19 Employment Law Update
And they’re off – The Plaintiffs Bar has started litigating the March 18, 2020 FFCRA Act! Many laid off employees will be rehired by their former employers as businesses attempt to return to normalcy following the COVID – 19 shutdown. Despite good-faith bipartisan efforts, it is uncertain as to when the economy might return to […] More
Defending Pro Se Malpractice Claims Against Attorneys
We are privileged to have an adversarial legal system where attorneys represent their clients’ interests in disputes pursuant to Court rules, rather than the litigants battling each other directly. Nothing gives an appreciation for the wisdom of that system more than defending an attorney in a pro se legal malpractice claim. Pro Se attorney malpractice […] More
New York State Legislature Enacts Emergency Disaster Treatment Protection Act
In order to shield healthcare facilities and healthcare professionals from potential civil and/or criminal liability resulting from care and treatment rendered to both COVID-19 patients and non-COVID-19 patients during the COVID-19 crisis, the New York State Legislature has included the Emergency Disaster Treatment Protection Act (“EDTPA”) in the state fiscal year 2021 budget. The EDTPA, […] More
WSSLLP’s Stamford Office Obtains Dismissal of Workers’ Compensation Retaliation Claim for Staffing Client
After several Pre-Formal Hearings, a Formal Hearing and Post-Hearing Briefs, the Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Commission dismissed a retaliation claim brought by an employee under Connecticut General Statute § 31-290a. The case was handled by Stamford partner Jody Cappello. In his Complaint, the Claimant alleged that he was terminated in retaliation for pursuing his rights against […] More
