The Next Web

JANUARY 15, 2014

Unfortunately, due to poor management, discrimination, and lack of opportunities, some interns had no choice but to file lawsuits and go public with their problems. Here’s where it gets messy, though: A New York judge ruled Wang was not covered by the New York Human Rights Law because she was not paid, and therefore not an employee.

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The NonProfit Times

AUGUST 23, 2024

New Jersey’s Daniel’s Law, which penalizes the dissemination of names and residential addresses of judicial, law enforcement, child protection investigators and other covered individuals, is having a significant damping effect on marketing efforts – including nonprofit solicitations – aimed at Garden State residents.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2022

” Sangha, a law lecturer at the University of Pennslyvania and a licensed attorney in the State of New York, founded LexCheck in 2015. In-house lawyers are already using contract tools more than any other form of legal tech, according to a recent Bloomberg Law survey.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

In 2022, workers at an Amazon warehouse in the New York City borough of Staten Island unionized with Amazon Labor Union, which joined forces with the Teamsters last year. Following the union win, Whole Foods asked the NLRB to toss out the election results, arguing the voting process was tainted.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2015

It funds primarily organizations that serve the New York City metropolitan area or New York State. Since we first began offering this option three years ago, Bookshare members have downloaded over 150,000 MP3 files from the collection. In 2013, with the most recent (and fourth!)

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against Amazon in the state’s supreme court on Tuesday, claiming the company failed to protect its workers early on in the COVID-19 pandemic and also retaliated against employees who voiced concerns over what they felt were inadequate safety measures.

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Tableau

AUGUST 4, 2021

As protests spread from Minneapolis to cities across the country and around the world, conversations about institutional racism within policing—and what can be done about it—spread with them. But understanding the path to creating more equity in law enforcement is not easy.

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Tableau

AUGUST 4, 2021

As protests spread from Minneapolis to cities across the country and around the world, conversations about institutional racism within policing—and what can be done about it—spread with them. But understanding the path to creating more equity in law enforcement is not easy.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Amazon’s storefront sold MP3 files without digital-rights management copy protection, and it was the first DRM-free music store to offer music from all four major labels. Amazon canceled its plans for a New York City headquarters in February 2019, following backlash from residents and local politicians. Image: Amazon.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2022

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, NJ TRANSIT, NYC Department of Transportation and the Partnership for New York City are behind the Transit Tech Lab. Is driverless vehicle data a trade secret? The Los Angeles Times was the first to report on the lawsuit).

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The Verge

MAY 15, 2020

The definition of what makes for a refurbished product varies depending on the seller, though something that may ease some worry is that there are US laws that prevent once-used tech from being sold as new. We’ve seen it in action, too.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 1, 2022

Rutgers University researchers are using VR to help determine the feasibility of pop-up bike lanes in New Jersey. Meanwhile in New York City , a bill is being considered to install bike lane cameras to catch when drivers park up in the bike lane and fine them $50. We love to see tech helping bikers stay safe.

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TechCrunch

JULY 8, 2022

According to a Forbes profile, he opened his first restaurant in New York City at the age of 19 — located inside a “big-box” hotel. Under the New York WARN Act and the federal WARN Act, companies employing 50 or more employees are generally required to give several weeks’ advance notice of mass layoffs.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 7, 2007

So much for impressing your future mother in-law. The Star-Ledger reported yesterday that a New Jersey woman filed a suit against Snapple because their labels say that their drinks are "all natural" and "made from the best stuff on Earth," but they contain high fructose corn syrup. It says it has oats and nuts!"

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2022

Joco, the docked electric bike service that launched in New York City last April to rival Citi Bike, is pivoting its business away from consumer rides and toward last-mile delivery, the company told TechCrunch. Delivery riders at a Joco e-bike station in New York City wearing hand warmers.

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The Verge

JUNE 15, 2021

Half of the states in the country are now considering right to repair laws that would require manufacturers to disable software locks and provide parts to repair shops, and a lot of it is being driven — in a bipartisan way — by the needs of farmers. My father-in-law, my wife’s cousins, are all farmers up and down. Is it portable?

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

The case originated in Spain where a man there filed a complaint arguing that Google's search results infringed on his privacy. " The ruling establishes that a search engine such as Google must be regarded as a "data controller" under the data protection laws in those EU countries where it operates.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 11, 2025

A proposed class action lawsuit was filed on Monday night in federal court in the New York City borough of Brooklyn against the 113-year-old nonprofit and the cookies’ licensed producers, ABC Bakers and Ferrero USA’s Little Brownie Bakers. .”

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2023

May 30, 2023 Texas judge orders all AI-generated content must be declared and checked The Texas federal judge has added a requirement that any attorney appearing in his court must attest that “no portion of the filing was drafted by generative artificial intelligence,” or if it was, that it was checked “by a human being.”

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The NonProfit Times

JUNE 14, 2018

million in restitution plus additional penalties was filed against the Donald J. Trump Foundation and its directors by the New York Attorney General’s office today. A Trump spokesperson described the filing as “ politics at its very worst.” million has been “held hostage” by the New York Attorney General’s office.

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The NonProfit Times

JUNE 14, 2018

million in restitution plus additional penalties was filed against the Donald J. Trump Foundation and its directors by the New York Attorney General’s office today. A Trump spokesperson described the filing as “ politics at its very worst.” million has been “held hostage” by the New York Attorney General’s office.

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The NonProfit Times

JUNE 14, 2018

million in restitution plus additional penalties was filed against the Donald J. Trump Foundation and its directors by the New York Attorney General’s office today. A Trump spokesperson described the filing as “ politics at its very worst.”. million has been “held hostage” by the New York Attorney General’s office.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Massachusetts passes ‘right to repair’ law to open up car data. As Adi Robertson notes, if this law holds up then it might for all intents and purposes end up being how this data is made available nationwide. I asked Casey Newton to TL;DR all of it for us, and he told me the following.

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The Verge

MAY 4, 2021

But Shopify doesn’t really fit into the same category of laws as Twitter or Facebook or other social media platforms — so it has a different set of moderation challenges, and it’s worth thinking about whether the enterprise software that powers online stores should have to meet the same moderation standards as TikTok or YouTube.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 11, 2025

Homeland Security officials and President Donald Trump have indicated that the arrest was directly tied to his role in the protests last spring at Columbia University in New York City. A green card holder is someone who has lawful permanent residence status in the United States. What are the next steps in his case?

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