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The RISE Act: Suffolk County Bans Inquiring About Salary History

By: Arthur Yermash, Esq. email

Posted: June 13th, 2019

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Suffolk County employers, take note: effective June 30, 2019, employers in the county will be barred from asking about a […]

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Suffolk County’s Plastics Ban: What Your Business Needs to Know

By: Don Rassiger, Esq. email

Posted: May 8th, 2019

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Suffolk County is the first county in New York State to restrict the use of plastic straws according to County […]

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Southampton Bans Plastic Straws and Styrofoam in Food Establishments

By: Don Rassiger, Esq. email

Posted: April 3rd, 2019

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In 1988, Suffolk County passed the nation’s first law banning polystyrene “Styrofoam” food packaging due to its threat to the […]

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Copyright: “Registration” vs. “Application” Finally Solved

Posted: March 19th, 2019

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A copyright gives the creator of a work an exclusive legal right to reproduce, and authorize others to reproduce, the […]

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Common Fraud Schemes Against the Elderly

By: Martin Glass, Esq. email

Posted: March 10th, 2019

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Have you received phone calls lately from Lithuania? The IRS? Someone claiming that unless you share your social security number […]

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New York Paid Family Leave Benefits Increase January 1, 2019

Posted: December 31st, 2018

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As of January 1, 2019, the length of paid leave and amount of weekly benefits under the New York Paid […]

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The RISE Act: Suffolk County Bans Inquiring About Salary History

By: Arthur Yermash, Esq. email

Posted: December 27th, 2018

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Suffolk County employers, take note: effective June 30, 2019, employers in the county will be barred from asking about a […]

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Businesses Beware: “Boilerplate” Language in Contracts Not So Boilerplate

By: Don Rassiger, Esq. email

Posted: November 6th, 2018

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“Choice-of-law” provisions, identifying which state’s laws a contract will be interpreted under, are almost universally found in contract “boilerplate.” Businesspeople […]

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In a Blow to Government, Second Circuit Curtails Extraterritorial Reach of FCPA

Posted: October 18th, 2018

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In a recent decision with implications for the extraterritorial reach of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the U.S. Court […]

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