New York, NY, Tuesday, May 30, 2023 – The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) supports the passage of S2477-A (Hoylman-Sigal)/A 5631-A (Reyes) which would require impose standards upon model management companies. New York is the center of the American fashion industry, boasting world-class creative talent, best-in-class production companies and fashion and design schools. New ... Read More
Archives for May 2023
WBASNY Opposes Florida Law That Gives Temporary Emergency Jurisdiction Over Transgender Children
New York, NY, Tuesday, May 30, 2023 – The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”) opposes the passage of FL S.254, signed into law on May 17, 2023, which purports to grant Florida courts temporary emergency jurisdiction over transgender children and allow Florida courts to ignore other court orders and custody determinations. Additionally, given WBASNY’s reading of the law, ... Read More
WBASNY Supports HIPAA Protections for Certain Electronic Applications and Websites
New York, NY, Friday, May 25, 2023 – The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”) supports the passage of S.158/ A. 4983, which would provide for the protection of health information by ensuring that healthcare applications abide by Health Insurance Portability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”). This legislation creates a legal framework for residents to reclaim and retain ... Read More
WBASNY Supports HIPAA Protections for Certain Electronic Applications and Websites
New York, NY, Friday, May 25, 2023 – The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”) supports the passage of S.158/ A. 4983, which would provide for the protection of health information by ensuring that healthcare applications abide by Health Insurance Portabililt Act of 1996 (HIPAA). This legislation creates a legal framework for residents to reclaim and retain control of their ... Read More
WBASNY Supports Establishing a Reproductive Health Services Training Grant Program for Out-of-State Medical Students
New York, NY, Friday, May 25, 2023 – The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”) supports the passage of S.3060/A. 3279, which would establish a reproductive health services training grant program to provide education to medical students who work in abortion-restrictive states to come to New York State to learn how to perform these procedures. In the post Dobbs world, a large ... Read More
.WBASNY Supports Amending the Penal Law to Expand the Crime of Sex Trafficking to Include Profiting from Trafficking of a Child or Vulnerable Adult
New York, NY, Friday, May 25, 2023 – The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”) supports the passage of S.3171 (Cleare) / A.2528 (Hevesi) which would amend the Penal Law to define the crime of sex trafficking of a child or vulnerable person and the crime of predatory sex trafficking. This bill would add Penal Law §230.34(a), defining that a person is guilty of sex trafficking ... Read More