With the fourth quarter of 2022 here, it is time to consider how to be best positioned to minimize your tax liabilities before the end of the year

New York's Scaffold Law is often thought to only cover construction workers. In reality, it covers many different types of workers injured in falls from elevated workspaces. 

Court orders Wal-Mart to pay $4.4 million in case of racial profiling

It is estimated that more than 22 million Americans lost their jobs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Subsequently, record numbers of Americans chose to forgo searching for a new job in favor of starting their own business.

If hackers breach your business, will you be able to weather the storm?

Attorney Les Greenbaum has been covering the trademark issue surrounding Bills Mafia since 2020, and offers his latest update on where things stand.

If signed into law by Governor Hochul, the new wage transparency law is expected to level the playing field for employees.

A growing numnber of Americans have added cryptocurrency to their portfolios. If you are one of them, is your crypto properly accounted for in your estate plan? 

Bill mandating liability policies include supplemental spousal liability coverage
awaits Gov. Hochul’s signature

Though Ontario is less than a mile from our downtown Buffalo office, employment rules related to COVID-19 vary greatly between our two countries. These variances continue to change as our understanding of the virus evolves.

Last week, the New York State Assembly passed a long overdue update to the laws governing the right to sue following a wrongful death.

Under current law, which dates back to centuries-old English common law, the family of a loved one who dies is limited in the scope of damages they can recover to simply economic damages.

One of the core philosophies of our law firm is that we are here and ready to vigorously fight for our clients when trouble arises, but we work equally hard to help them avoid trouble before it starts.

Many issues, especially in the area of employment law, arise simply because the rules are complex and ever-changing, and employers may inadvertently run afoul of any number of regulations. 

A report released this week by the Highway Traffic Safety Administration offered a grim look at driver safety. According to the agency, 42,915 people were killed in traffic crashes in 2021, compared to 38,824 in 2020.

Beginning July 1, millions of consumers saddled with medical debt impacting their credit scores will get some much-needed relief.

It might seem common sense that an employer has the right to monitor/review communications sent and received by its employees on work-owned electronic devices, but as the saying goes, ‘common sense isn’t so common.’

With that in mind, New York State implemented a new law that took effect May 7, 2022 related to employees’ right of privacy.

It is estimated that as many as two out of three Americans will pass away without a valid will. There are a variety of reasons for this, ranging from a fear of discussing one’s own death, to an assumption a person has plenty of time left to plan, to those who think they simply don’t need one.

On April 1, 2022 legislation known as the "Sleep Act" became effective which will send reverberations through the motorcycle industry while purporting to quiet the reverberations from motorcycles and automobiles (Senate Bill 784B).

Later this month, licensed real estate brokers in New York will be required to adhere to new rules aimed at improving transparency for individuals seeking to hire an agent.

As we enter our third April under the cloud of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Mask mandates have been lifted in schools and public buildings, and it is expected that the mask mandate for public transit will soon end. 

Next month, the U.S. Department of Labor is expected to propose a revision of the Fair Labor Standards Act regulations regarding the overtime salary threshold. The threshold is one of the factors used to determine whether a salaried employee is exempt from overtime pay for hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week. 

The border restrictions are easing, but that doesn't measn there aren't plenty of obstacles faced by Canadian busines owners seeking to hire employees based south of the border