by author | Oct 24, 2019 | Author: The Van De Water Law Firm
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW AS BOTH AN EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE As I previously blogged on the topic, the New York State Senate and Assembly passed an omnibus bill that completely overhauls New York State’s dated and out of touch anti-discrimination laws, and in the process...
by author | Oct 24, 2019 | Author: Joseph Esposito: ThePinnaclefg
Increase Breast Cancer Awareness and Schedule your Exam Today Each year, October brings about one of the most important awareness campaigns, breast cancer awareness month. Breast Cancer is an extremely common form of cancer, specifically for women. One way October...
by author | Oct 15, 2019 | Author: Bill Cafaro
Legal Backdrop to Ed O’Bannon’s Lawsuit Against the NCAA and the California Fair Pay to Play Act In 2008, Ed O’Bannon, the former All-American UCLA power forward, happened to see his likeness on a video game which he had never authorized or been compensated for, so he...
by author | Oct 15, 2019 | Author: John Fazzini
Why Texting While Driving May Be More Dangerous than DWI It may come as a surprise that texting while driving is more worrisome to the majority of drivers than drunk driving. This is true despite the fact that statistics show that drunk drivers kill more people than...
by author | Sep 12, 2019 | Author: Stephen D. Hans
The New NY Anti-Sexual Harassment Law: What Employers Should Know Additional New York State anti-sexual harassment law protections came into existence in August 2019. Under the new law, sexual harassment only has to rise above the level of “petty slights or trivial...
by author | Sep 12, 2019 | Author: John Fazzini
Protecting Your Legal Rights in Car Accidents Claims You may have heard people say that everyone will be in a car accident at some point in their lives. While this statement is a generality and isn’t literally true for everyone, there are statistics that make it...
by author | Sep 12, 2019 | Author: Sackstein Sackstein & Lee. LLP
Safety Tips from OSHA to Avoid Falling from a Ladder Falls from ladders are the leading cause of death in the construction industry. In fact, according to OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration), close to one-third of construction site deaths result from...
by author | Aug 23, 2019 | Author: The Van De Water Law Firm
August 23, 2019 UPDATE Governor Cuomo, on August 12, 2019, signed into law Assembly Bill A8421, which significantly expands New York State sexual harassment and discrimination laws. These changes are in addition to the significant legislation that New York enacted in...
by author | Aug 22, 2019 | Author: Stephen D. Hans
Important Reasons for Employers to Avoid Retaliation Retaliation in the workplace is unlawful. Therefore, as a business owner it is important to understand what it is and to avoid it. Employers violate the law if they retaliate against an employee who has engaged in...
by author | Aug 21, 2019 | Author: John Fazzini
Navigating the New York Legal System Hiring an attorney for a serious car accident case is typically a necessity based on what the accident victims face. Severe injuries leave the victim suffering and unable to work. Many are hospitalized, have gone through a surgery...
