New York state was sued on Wednesday by the National Retail Federation over a new law requiring retailers to tell customers when their personal data are being used to set prices, known as surveillance ...

The New York Algorithmic Pricing Disclosure Act is set to take effect on July 8, if the court does not issue an injunction.

A federal judge on Friday ruled against Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) as the company defends against New York Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit claiming it prioritized profit over worker safety ...

UPDATE: May 11, 2022: A state appeals court dismissed New York Attorney General Letitia James’s lawsuit against Amazon over worker protections from COVID-19 and alleged retaliation. In an order ...

Last year, the New York Retail Worker Safety Act was signed into law. The Act will take effect on June 2, after which New York-based retail employers will be faced with new internal policy and ...

Beginning last week, working in the retail industry or in a warehouse in New York has become safer. The Retail Worker Safety Act and the Warehouse Worker Injury Reduction Act both took effect this ...

The New York State cannabis board voted Monday to approve a settlement that would resolve two lawsuits and end a three-month-long freeze on recreational dispensary openings across the state.

On Sept. 5, 2024, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Retail Worker Safety Act (A 8947 / S 8358) into law, which requires certain New York retailers to adopt safety measures to address and prevent ...

After legalizing marijuana in 2021, New York authorized a cannabis investment fund by statute in 2022, allowing the state to put money toward opening adult-use retail cannabis dispensaries.

And while 327 offenders accounted for 30% of New York City’s 22,000 retail theft arrests in 2022, recidivists were arrested almost 6,600 times, for an average of 20 times each.

Legislation would require retailers, including convenience stores, to disclose when a price was set by an algorithm using ...