On October 7, 2021, the New York City Council passed legislation sponsored by Justin Brannan and forty other council members requiring the development of a citywide climate adaptation plan by September 30, 2022, and its renewal every ten years. While… Read More ›
Regulation
NYC Bans Use of Natural Gas in New Buildings to Begin in 2024
Led by Alicka Ampry-Samuel, 29 New York City Council Members sponsored a bill that passed on December 15, to prohibit the use of gas-powered heaters, stoves and water boilers in new buildings in an effort to reduce carbon emissions. As… Read More ›
NYC Requires Bias Audits, Other Measures to Prevent Unjust Hiring Based on Artificial Intelligence
Scheduled to go into effect in January 2023, the New York City Council recently passed legislation that seeks to prevent unjust hiring and promotion practices arising from automated decision tools widely used by employers, such as artificial intelligence. The legislation… Read More ›
The State of NYC’s Digital Economy in Q1 2021
INTRODUCTION In taking a look at the state of NYC’s digital economy covering the first quarter of 2021, the area that looms largest is not surprisingly the devastating effect the pandemic has had on the larger economy. Positive news and… Read More ›
Increased Government Scrutiny of Large Tech Companies Increases at Both Federal and State Levels and Internationally
The anti-trust action brought by the U.S. Department of Justice during October of last year was not the first time federal regulators considered taking action against Google. Newly revealed documents from a 2011-2013 Federal Trade Investigation revealed by Politico also… Read More ›
New Legislative Appointments Affecting Tech & NYC Small Business Relief in 1st Quarter 2021
SMALL BUSINESS RELIEF In what would be a major overhaul to the over 180 laws affecting NYC small businesses, the New York City Council announced a hearing held by the Small Business Committee on March 1, on two bills that would “provide… Read More ›
A New Model of Worker Classification Emerges from California’s Proposition 22 as the Direction of the Gig Economy is Fought Over Intensely
On election day, ballot measure Proposition 22, backed by App-based driver and delivery companies Ubder, Lyft, DoorDash, Instacart and Postmates passed in California, creating an exemption from labor legislation passed last year that required them to classify drivers as employees… Read More ›
Google Calls DOJ Antitrust Action ‘Deeply Flawed’
In a blog post by SVP of Global Affairs Kent Walker, Google responded on Tuesday to the arguments found in the antitrust action brought against it by the U.S. Department of Justice the same day, asserting that consumers are not… Read More ›
Calling Google the ‘Monopoly Gatekeeper of the Internet,’ U.S. Justice Department Files Antitrust Action
On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice along with eleven states that include Florida, Texas and Arkansas filed a civil action against Google in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging that the company unlawfully maintained “a… Read More ›
Following Nation’s First Cybersecurity Regulation, NYS Releases Recommendations to Regulate Social Media Platforms
On Wednesday New York State’s Department of Financial Services (DFS) released the results of its investigation into the July 15 hacking of the Twitter accounts of cryptocurrency firms and public figures such as Presidential candidate Joe Biden, using the opportunity… Read More ›