Drinks to Go Extended, Most ABC Reform Left Out of State Budget
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|The Assembly and Senate completed adoption of the state budget last week before heading home for a two week break. The final state budget includes an extension of drinks-to-go until…
Read More Employer Changes Part of State Budget
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|The final budget also includes some items of importance to all employers in New York State: Sunsetting COVID-19 Sick Leave – the Governor proposed ending the COVID-19 Sick Leave requirements…
Read More New Member Referral Program
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|Current Empire State Restaurant & Tavern Association members can receive a $50 credit on their dues invoice for each new member they refer to the Association. If the amount of…
Read More Proposal to Allow Purchases from Liquor Stores Advances
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|The State Senate included our proposal to allow restaurants, taverns and bars to purchase liquor & wine from liquor stores in the budget plan they released last week. The Senate’s…
Read More New Federal Reporting Requirement for Beneficial Ownership Information
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|In 2021, Congress enacted the bipartisan Corporate Transparency Act to curb illicit finance. This law requires many companies doing business in the United States to report information about who ultimately…
Read More Campaign for ABC Reform Advances
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|Our work to change the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law to allow you to purchase liquor and wine from liquor stores, and the broader effort to modernize the ABC law is…
Read More Governor Hochul Announces New Law to Clarify Disclosure of Credit Card Surcharges Goes Into Effect Sunday, February 11
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|Governor Hochul Signed into Law in December 2023 for Greater Consumer Protections and More Transparency Business Transactions Imposing a Credit Card Surcharge Must Post Total Price of Transactions, Including Surcharge, Prior To…
Read More ABC Reform Coalition Launches
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|The Association joined with the Business Council, the NYS Latino Restaurant Bar + Lounge Association, and the NYS Restaurant Association to launch a coalition to advocate for changes to the…
Read More Association Sets Albany Lobby Day for February 13th
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|As you can see from this report, we’re dialed in on trying to bring resolution to the pricing issues with liquor wholesalers. The effort we started more than 5 years…
Read More State Court Voids SLA Split Case Rule
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|In a decision earlier this month, State Supreme Court Judge Roger McDonough determined that the Liquor Authority’s regulation of split case fees exceeded the authority they’ve been given by the…
Read More Minimum Wage Increases January 1st
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|The state’s minimum wage will increase at the start of the new year as part of a long term plan to increase the minimum wage. Under this plan the minimum…
Read More SLA Forms Committee to Address Licensing Backlog
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|In spite of new staff and technological upgrades, the State Liquor Authority’s backlog in processing new licenses and permits is about as bad as its been in memory. This not…
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