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Licensing for third-party food delivery services
This bill would require all third-party food delivery service providers operating in the City to register with the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection and pay a fee to do so. The Department would have the authority to deny or refuse a registration, suspend or revoke a license, or take other action against a registered third-party food delivery service provider for any violation of the law. This bill would also repeal a subchapter in the Administrative Code that contains existing laws regulating third-party food delivery services, and incorporate those requirements into this legislation.
Choice-of-law provision in interpleader action
The Court of Appeals recently decided that the District of Columbia law governing choice-of-law provisions in contracts should not be applied to a case filed in New York by an administrator of retirement and death benefit plans for ministers and missionaries. This decision has important implications for federal cases that may involve New York residents or property, as well as for New York state courts that handle interpleader actions.
Disclosure of data breaches involving personal information
This bill would amend the City’s data breach notification laws to align them with requirements in New York State’s SHIELD Act. Upon discovery of a data breach involving the private identifying information of City employees or citizens, the affected individuals would be promptly notified by the City. In addition, the bill would add an additional requirement for City agencies to disclose to the Office of Cyber Command and the Chief Privacy Officer any information that they reasonably believe has been accessed, disclosed or used by an unauthorized person.