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A will is often a fundamental tool when creating a comprehensive estate plan. This document can effectively relay your wishes to your surviving family members. Still, it is a legally enforceable document with technical requirements. It can lose its validity if it...
In the world of business, disputes among partners are an inevitable part of the journey. Moreover, managing these disputes can impact the success and reputation of a business. If well-drafted, a contract can help manage expectations and minimize disputes. However,...
In the ever-changing employment landscape, telework or telecommuting, has become a prominent topic. Indeed, over the past 5 years, its popularity exploded throughout New York and many city dwellers found themselves homebound overnight. However, with the shifting...
Legal disputes, such as a disagreement over the meaning of a contractual clause, frequently lead to trials, and trials are time-consuming and expensive. For years, judges and attorneys on Long Island have struggled to find a solution to this problem. Over the last...
Going to school is easy only for the most gifted. For the rest of us, it is a challenge. Though, for special needs children it is especially challenging, which is why educational accommodation exists. Educational accommodations are essential tools that help remove...
In workplaces these days, discussing wages is commonplace. But employers sometimes try to stifle these conversations. Can employers in New York legally restrict their employees from discussing their wages? Federal labor law According to the National Labor Relations...
In New York, employers are legally obligated to accommodate employees’ religious beliefs and practices. This is in line with both federal and state laws safeguarding religious freedom. Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and New York State law, employers...
Your last will and testament expresses your wishes for how you want your property distributed after your death, but it does more than that: If properly executed, your will makes your wishes legally enforceable. This means that the executor you name in your will must...
Contracts make the business world function efficiently. While these written agreements can clearly spell out expectations and obligations in business dealings, the terms of a contract aren’t always upheld. When this happens, breach of contract lawsuits can crop up. If...
Early in 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), the branch of the federal government responsible for maintaining competition in the market place and work place, issued a notice of rulemaking in which it announced that it was considering a rule that would abrogate...