The NYS Energy Research and Development Authority has created programs that offer incentives for both new construction and existing facilities that meet specific energy efficiency standards. Additionally, the NY Power Authority is offering lower cost electricity to businesses and Not-for-Profit Corporations that plan to expand operations in the State. PROGRAM DETAILS: New Construction Program (NCP): Provides technical assistance and financial incentives for energy-efficient electric equipment installations in new and substantially renovated commercial and industrial buildings. Up to $16M in funding available. Eligibility: • New...

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By Pia Padfield, Associate in the London Office of Ogletree Deakins Spring is always a time for new beginnings; the end of the financial year and the start of a new one, election time and the clocks moving forward for daylight savings time. In the UK, Spring also heralds new changes in Employment and Data Protection law. Below are some of the key changes to UK employment law to be aware of. Shared Parental Leave New rights came into force on 1...

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This whitepaper is courtesy of EACCNY member Foley & Lardner LLP. Sony, Target, Westinghouse, Home Depot, U.S. Steel, Neiman Marcus, and the National Security Agency (NSA). The security breaches suffered by these and many other organizations, including most recently the consolidated attacks on banks around the world, combined with an 80 percent increase in attacks in just the last 12 months, have catapulted cybersecurity to the top of the list of priorities and responsibilities for senior executives and board members. The...

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Creditors with allowed claims against Lehman Brothers OTC Derivatives Inc. ("LOTC") and Lehman Brothers Commercial Corporation ("LBCC") have already recovered 100 cents on the dollar on account of their claims due to a surplus at those estates.  That surplus also entitles claimants to post-petition interest ("PPI") at potentially a multiple of their original claims so long as creditors demand PPI before the newly established bar date of April 24, 2015 (the "PPI Bar Date") and such claim is allowed. However,...

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Text by EACCNY member Salesupply, Global Express Association. Research by Global Express Association. Cross-border commerce: Facilitation customs procedures could increase trade volumes on average by 4,4 percent. The trend of global e-commerce growth is threatened by national governments increasingly engaging in protectionist measures in order to protect their home economies, warns the Global Express Association, the trade body representing DHL, FedEx, TNT and UPS in a new report. The organization suggests that easing customs procedures and facilitating the cross- border movement of...

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