Law is an industry that is always evolving. Lawyers have to be open to new ideas that will help them serve clients better and make their business more successful. One idea that has gained traction recently is law new. This concept involves offering the type of legal help that is not traditionally available from most firms. It is a way to provide the kind of help that many people need without impacting areas of law practice that might be the primary focus of a firm. It can also allow for a firm to offer new services that will attract more customers and generate higher revenue than is typical of traditional law practice.
The New Laws were the result of a reform movement that came about in response to the decades old Leyes de Burgos, which did not fully address issues concerning the treatment of indigenous people by Spain in the New World. Specifically, the New Laws prohibited encomienda grants from being passed on by inheritance and regulated how Indians were treated in the colony. They were the first human rights laws in the New World, although they were not fully implemented due to resistance from a number of Spanish encomenderos and landowning factions.
A Local Law to amend the Department of Consumer Affairs’ regulations and create an Office of Labor Standards and the Division of Paid Care as offices within the Department, to clarify references to these offices and other agency nomenclature, and to require the Commissioner of the Department of Consumer Affairs to seek restitution on behalf of consumers and workers who have been subjected to violations of the provisions of this bill.
This bill would require the City to issue a license to third-party food delivery services, and repeal subchapter 22 of chapter 5 of title 20 of the administrative code, which contains existing laws relating to third-party food delivery services. This bill would also prohibit third-party food delivery services from charging a restaurant establishment for a telephone order that did not result in a transaction during the call.
A Local Law to amend the Civil Service Rules and the Rules of the City Council to require that a person who applies for employment with the City shall be given notice that federal and state student loan forgiveness programs may be available, and to provide a list of these programs. It also would allow for the City to provide an additional four weeks of paid safe leave to workers who have suffered domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking or trafficking. Read the full text of this bill.