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N.Y. Employers Required To Give Workers Time Off For COVID Vaccinations

​A bill signed into law by New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo last week requires public and private employers to give their employees time off to get vaccinated against the coronavirus that causes the COVID-19 disease. The temporary law took effect on March 12 and expires at the end of 2022. You should be aware of these new requirements and apply them to your employees accordingly.The measure ​passed the Assembly on Feb. 3 by a vote of ​136-13 and the Senate on March 1 by a vote of 62-0. Its key points are:It protects every employee and applies to all employers, regardless of sizeEach employee is entitled…

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3, 2, 1 with Sue Keegan: New class & how to celebrate St. Paddy’s Day virtually

​​By Sue Keegan, AIC, MBA, Learning & Development Manager3 Things:​2 Ideas:​1 Question:Have you binge watched anything lately, and if so, what would you recommend? I binge watched all 7 seasons of West Wing and all 4 season of Search Party on HBOMax and wholeheartedly recommend both.  I am currently in the middle of the first season of Blown Away on Netflix and give it two thumbs up.  Let me know your recommendations via email at skeegan@biginy.org or post in our Community.​Source

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“What required a scalpel, the Department used a sledgehammer:” Vagueness of Best Interest Regulation Raised as Key Issue in Oral Arguments

On Wednesday, Howard Kronberg of Keidel, Weldon, and Cunningham presented oral arguments on appeal of our ongoing challenge to the best interest regulation for life insurance and annuities (Regulation 187). Our key argument for overturning the regulation is that it is unconstitutionally vague. Specifically, the regulation compels speech by the agent or broker (i.e. making a specific product recommendation), yet fails to provide concrete guidance on how specifically to comply with the law. The regulation holds that the producer must act in the “best interest of the customer” but is silent on what is sufficient to demonstrate they acted in the customer’s best interest, nor…

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