As the weather warms up, people take to the road and want to spend more time outdoors. In particular, an increasing number of bicyclists and pedestrians join the thoroughfares, and motorists need t...
Can Employers Ask Employees About their Salary History? On May 4, 2017, the New York City Council passed a bill that limited what an employer can ask job candidates about their salary history, comp...
Clarifications for Employers for Women in the Workplace In June of 2014, the Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York signed amendments to the New York State Human Rights Law, which bolstered civil rights...
The parent company of Weinstein Co.filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware on March 20, 2018. Before that, Eric Schneiderman, the New York Attorney General, had filed a lawsuit again...
The New York Compassionate Care Act (NYCCA) protects patients who are certified to use medical marijuana from being subject to criminal or civil marijuana charges. We live in an age where some stat...
by Stephen D. Hans As an employer, have you ever wondered if a wage deduction you made was legal? New York Labor Law establishes what is legal and what is not for wage deductions. If you have que...
by Stephen D. Hans Owners in the restaurant industry often have questions about tips. As a restaurant owner, it’s important to know your rights and responsibilities regarding tips so you can avoi...
An interview by Tiziano Thomas Dossena She is the optimal example of a Renaissance woman and a New Yorker combined: humble but determined, soft spoken but direct, with a genial attitude not u...
Did your company receive a notice from the New York Compensation Rating Board with subject, “Compulsory Workplace Safety and L oss P revention P rogram” or did State Insurance Fund or other insu...
In today's electronic world, the idea of property has changed dramatically. In the past, when you were putting together an estate plan, the only intangible property that might be a part of it was c...
Business owners urge city to kill armory plan A group of Crown Heights business owner are the latest people to raise issue with the city’s plan to redevelop the vacant Bedford Union Armory. In a letter to Mayor Bill de Blasio and Councilwoman ...
Pols urge Army to change streets honoring Confederate generals Elected officials are continuing the fight to remove Confederate-inspired street names from a Brooklyn military base. Fort Hamilton in the shadows of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge contains street na...
Pols respond to Brooklyn hit-and-run deaths Local elected officials spoke out last week after two fatal hit-and-run crashes occurred in two neighborhoods in Brooklyn. Last Saturday morning, 27-year-old Neftaly Ramirez was struck by a private...
Widow of slain cop welcomes daughter The widow of a cop executed in Brooklyn in 2014 gave birth to Angelina, a healthy baby girl, last week at Weill Cornell Hospital. Sanny Liu, the widow of late Detective WenJian Liu, gave birth to h...