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New York Adult-Use Cannabis - Important Dates
To learn about important dates for New York’s adult-use cannabis market, please click here: WOH - NY Adult Use Cannabis Alert (Approx. Timeline) _ 4-20-2021.pdf
Read More ›Reasonable Accommodations in a Post-Pandemic World Webinar - Thursday, April 22
- Category: Labor and Employment Law
Erin Callahan and Heather Diddel, Partners at Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, are presenting a webinar on Reasonable Accommodations in a Post-Pandemic World on Thursday, April 22 with the Capital Region Human Resource Association (CRHRA). To register for this event, please click here.The program will cover New York State and Federal Law requirements for employers to engage in the interactive process and provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities. Refresh your [...]
Read More ›Remembering Richard P. Walsh, Jr. 1943 - 2021
Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP sadly announces the passing of Richard P. Walsh, Jr., Of Counsel. Dick was our colleague, our friend, and a gentleman to all who knew him. Dick was a well-known lawyer who focused his practice in the field of labor and employment law and litigation. He argued various precedent-setting labor law decisions in both the N.Y. Court of Appeals and the Second Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals, including many of the early decisions establishing the [...]
Read More ›Legalization of Adult-Use Cannabis Creates New Opportunities for Businesses with a Significant Presence in New York
by Tim Morrison, PartnerNY MJ ACT _ WOH News Alert.pdfOn March 31, 2021, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the “Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act” (the “Act”) legalizing the use of cannabis in the State by adults 21-years of age and older. The goals of the Act include generating significant new State revenue, ending the racially disparate impact of existing cannabis laws, and creating new industries and employment opportunities for New Yorkers. The [...]
Read More ›Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP Announces Six New Partners
ALBANY, N.Y. (January 20, 2021) – Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm, has announced six new partners: Erin Callahan, Rochelle Cavanagh, Jon Crain, Cianna Freeman-Tolbert, Charles Gottlieb and Daniel Hubbell.“We’re delighted to welcome such a highly talented group of lawyers to our partnership,” said John Henry, Co-Managing Partner. “Each of our new partners have distinguished themselves as attorneys and will continue to [...]
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FOR OUR FAMILY BASED/ASYLUM CLIENTS: Join us for a 1-hour virtual brown bag lunch session to discuss potential changes to DACA, TPS, asylum policies, and the increased difficulty in adjudicating various visa applications under the upcoming Trump administration.
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