Do you have an action plan for complying with the New York Wage Theft Prevention Act (WTPA) by February 1^st? While April 2011 saw the passage of the WTPA, New York employers now face implementation of the new, stringent documentation requirements. New York’s WTPA is similar to other statues recently enacted in California, New Mexico, Maryland and Illinois. HR and benefits decision-makers need to be prepared to respond to the legislation and understand how to comply with it.

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The ongoing debate about the legal standing of electronic signatures on real estate contracts in New York is about to be put to rest. Last Friday Governor Cuomo signed S2373A into law, authorizing recording officers to accept conveyance of real property presented for recording as electronic records.

Ken Moyle, Chief Legal Officer and Vice President of Legal and Corporate Affairs, provides commentary on a recent ruling from the Arkansas Supreme Court, affirming the lower court's granting of summary judgment in favor of GEICO, upholding the applicability of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (“UETA”) to a waiver of minimum medical coverage.

Recently a question about using DocuSign for transactions that do not involve or affect interstate commerce surfaced on a Washington State Attorney listserv:

The Utah legislature passed the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (Utah Code Ann. §46-4-101 et seq.) in 2000, putting electronic signatures and records on equal footing with paper and ink. Just last year, the Utah Supreme Court held that petitions can be electronically signed (2010 UT 47). Yesterday, with the passage of S.B. 165, the Utah legislature turned the bus around and started heading right back to 1999.

One of our partners, Efficient Technology Inc., who specializes in Workflow Automation Solutions, has been developing automated solutions since 1996 and delivering forms-based workflow solutions since 2001.

As we're wrapping up 2010, Ken Moyle, vice president of legal and corporate affairs and chief legal officer of DocuSign, shares an update about Incoterms and how these trade rules will treat electronic communications:

Thanksgiving is just around the corner! What popular electronic signature topics have drawn your interest? Mobile topics continue to garner attention - perhaps iPads, tablets, and other mobile devices will be popular tech gifts this holiday season!
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At the National Association of REALTORS (NAR) 2010 REALTORS Conference and Expo or NARdiGras, DocuSign held two user group presentation sessions. Ken Moyle, DocuSign's chief legal officer, provided additional insight into DocuSign's authentication, audit trail and other legal or policy topics relevant to ESIGN, including lender acceptance issues.