Author: Jennifer Bianco
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After 90 Years, Women Will Now Know What is in their Tampon: New York State is First to Pass a Law that Requires an Ingredient List on Feminine Products
By Jennifer Bianco Republished with permission from The Legislative Gazette Do you know what’s in your tampons and pads? If not, soon you will, thanks to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s new law that requires menstrual product manufacturers to print their list of ingredients on the packages sold in New York State. On Friday, October 11, 2019,…
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Domestic Abuse Survivors get an Additional Year to File Civil Actions
By Jennifer Bianco Republished with permission from The Legislative Gazette Following a statute of limitations expansion, domestic violence survivors now have two years to file civil suits. Gov. Cuomo signed this change into law (S.2416/A.1945) Sept. 4, 2019. Before the signing, domestic violence incidents were handled in the same manner as an assault, where civil…