Since 2018, New York City law requires that all employers provide employees with lactation accommodations, including access to a private room where employees can pump/express breast milk, and reasonable time to pump/express breast milk. As of June 2024, New York State now also requires that lactating employees be provided with 30 minutes of paid break…

As of January 1, 2025, New York employers must provide pregnant employees with 20 hours of paid prenatal leave under New York State’s paid sick leave law (NY Labor Law, Chapter 31, Article 6, §196-B). Prenatal leave functions similarly to sick leave and may be taken by a pregnant employee to receive pregnancy related healthcare…

A New York State Law signed by Governor Cuomo on March 12, 2021 and effective immediately requires employers to provide four hour paid leave to all employees receiving the COVID vaccine. Four Hour Paid Leave Per COVID Vaccination. All New York employers are required to provide paid time off for “a sufficient period of time,…

In 2017 MSZC filed suit on behalf of Errant Gene Therapeutics (EGT) in New York State Supreme Court against Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research and Bluebird Bio for fraud, unfair competition, and breach of contract related to development of a potentially life‐saving gene therapy treatment for Thalassemia. In November 2020 the parties were able…

On April 30, 2020, the New York Supreme Court, First Department, Appellate Division unanimously affirmed rulings in our client EGT’s favor to proceed with fraud, unfair competition, and breach of contract claims in a trial against Bluebird Bio and Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research. The Appellate Court ruling stated that lower Supreme Court Justice…

August 22, 2019 Errant Gene Therapeutics (EGT) Wins Major Victory in New York Court New York Court Sanctions Bluebird Bio, Paves Way for EGT to Proceed with Massachusetts Lawsuit for Substantial Damages Against Bluebird CEO Nick Leschly and Third Rock Ventures Chicago, IL – Errant Gene Therapeutics (“EGT”) announces that the New York Supreme Court…

MSZC client, actor/producer Holt McCallany stars in MINDHUNTER, season 2 premieres on Netflix on August 16, 2019.  https://www.netflix.com/title/80114855   MSZC client actor/producer Jamie Hector stars in BOSCH on Amazon.  https://www.amazon.com/Bosch-Season-1/dp/B00I3OZPEQ   MADELINE’S MADELINE nominated for multiple Independent Spirit and Gotham Awards.  MSZC served as production counsel on the Picture.      https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6101602/awards   MSZC client Ray Ellin executive…