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The Confidentiality Clause – The Abuse That Keeps on Giving
Jul 26, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
by   Bill Cafaro   |   Jul 25, 2017   |   confidentiality clause The First Amendment guarantees us the right to free speech, but unfortunately, it is generally legal to force employees (or anyone e...
What Losses Does a Workers’ Compensation Cover?
Jul 26, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 22 22 recommendations | email to a friend
What Losses Does a Workers’ Compensation Cover? by   Pyrros & Serres LLP   |   Jul 25, 2017 When you have been injured at work, your injuries can extend beyond the obvious ones. What happens if you...
Queens Construction Site Accident Injures Workers in Long Island City
Jul 26, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 29 29 recommendations | email to a friend
by   Sackstein Sackstein & Lee, LLP   |   Jul 12, 2017 On June 26, when a scaffolding collapsed, six construction workers suffered injury at a Queens construction site accident in Long Island City....
Race Discrimination Lawsuit: Rosebud Restaurants Settled, Paying $1.9 Million
Jul 26, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 26 26 recommendations | email to a friend
Author: NYC Employment Defense Attorneys In a race discrimination lawsuit, the EEOC sued Rosebud Restaurants and parties settled for the amount of $1.9 million. The   EEOC   brought a lawsuit again...
NEW YORK FIFA — THE FREELANCE ISN’T FREE ACT
Jul 12, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 52 52 recommendations | email to a friend
by   Stephen D. Hans   | Jul 6, 2017 |   Employment Defense Attorney ,   The Freelance Isn’t Free Act What does FIFA mean for business owners? Small business owners in New York City already are und...
NYC Carwash Law Ruled Illegal Due to Promoting Unionization
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Recently a NY federal judge ruled that the NYC Carwash law was illegal because it promoted unionization of carwashes.   In 2015, the NYC Council passed a law to regulate car wash businesses. The Co...
What Is a Consequential Injury in a Workers’ Compensation Case?
Jul 12, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 61 61 recommendations | email to a friend
by   Pyrros & Serres LLP   |   Jun 29, 2017 Understanding Consequential Injuries in Workers’ Compensation Cases New York City | Queens | Brooklyn | Bronx Workers’ Compensation Lawyers In the afterm...
Deadly Truck Accident in Long Island City, Queens
Jul 12, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 129 129 recommendations | email to a friend
by   Sackstein Sackstein & Lee, LLP   |   Jul 7, 2017 On Saturday, June 24 around 6:00 a.m., a car crashed into a tractor-trailer in Long Island City, Queens. According to   CBS New York   , the dr...
Milo Yiannopoulos Sues Simon & Schuster – Bet They Wish They Had a Morals Clause, but What’s a Morals Clause?
Jul 12, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 53 53 recommendations | email to a friend
by   Bill Cafaro   |   Jul 11, 2017   | According to the   lawsuit   he filed on Friday, July 7, 2017, Simon & Schuster refused to publish his most recent book,   Dangerous , because of allegations...
BOOK EXPO AMERICA 2017: Lots of great authors!
Jun 14, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 248 248 recommendations | email to a friend
  Article by Tiziano Thomas Dossena BEA’s annual encounter in New York (which by the way has missed a step last year by exhibiting in Chicago instead) started under a bad auspice on Wednesday, May ...

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Kicking the can
Dear Editor, Passing a continuing resolution to keep the federal government open until December 2015 is just kicking the can down the road. Both the president and Congress should have worked togeth...
Oct 14, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 32 32 recommendations | email to a friend
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Breast Cancer Month
Dear Editor, October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month and is a reminder for all of us to do something. Throughout the month of October women are encouraged to make mammography appointments...
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Pressure gunmakers
Dear Editor, It's clear from Congressional reaction to the Oregon college slaughter that neither sanity or courage prevails on Capitol Hill. Many legislators in both houses act like NRA chew toys. ...
Oct 07, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 30 30 recommendations | email to a friend
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I'm voting Joe
Dear Editor: I usually do not boast about politicians, but this time I must. On Friday, September 25, I met Joe Concannon in front of my home and talked with him for a few minutes. Joe also lives i...
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Speaker wrong
Dear Editor, On Monday, September 28, Politico published City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito's 15 seconds of fame with Pope Francis and her special request of him to pray for jailed Puerto R...
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Football safety
Dear Editor, The tragic and sudden death of high school senior Evan Murray during a football game again underscores that this sport is also a dangerous one. This aspiring young man had his whole li...
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Schumer's struggles
Dear Editor, I am not surprised that a recent Quinnipiac poll shows Senator Charles Schumer's approval rating is down to 52 percent. This represents his lowest approval ratings since May 2000, and ...
Sep 30, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 31 31 recommendations | email to a friend
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The war on poverty
Dear Editor, I was heartened that during his visit to New York City, Pope Francis shed light on the prevalence of poverty across the globe. Almost anywhere you go, you only need to look around to s...
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Fall of the GOP
Dear Editor, John Boehner’s resignation as speaker of the House after Pope Francis addressed Congress may be just a coincidence, however many of us think the holiness of the Pope may have influence...
Sep 30, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 31 31 recommendations | email to a friend
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A grand visit
Dear Editor, Pope Francis' visit to America was just phenomenal. He came, he saw and he conquered the hearts of thousands who came out to see him in person and the millions who saw and listen to hi...
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Zero chance
Dear Editor, Watching the recent Republican candidates debate reminded me of the movie Animal House. The late comedian John Belushi's character Bluto graduated Faber College with a 0.0 grade point ...
Sep 23, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 32 32 recommendations | email to a friend
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Where's our branch?
Dear Editor, Why does the Queens Public Library spend $30 million for a new Far Rockaway branch while ignoring a Kew Gardens Hills branch way behind schedule for re-opening? The branch at Vleigh Pl...
Sep 23, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 32 32 recommendations | email to a friend
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Egg pledge a small step
Dear Editor, The pledge by McDonald's to start using cage-free eggs is only a small step in preventing the staggering suffering endured by millions of birds. Hatcheries that annually supply 200 mil...
Sep 23, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 31 31 recommendations | email to a friend
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Advice for Hillary
Dear Editor: Like or dislike, Trump he earns support by speaking without regard to anything other than what he believes. He is truly refreshing by leaving no question as to his beliefs and thoughts...
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LPC not a solution
Dear Editor, In its effort to obtain city Landmark status, the Broadway-Flushing Homeowners Association is again asking homeowners to express their support in favor of landmark designation. This re...
Sep 16, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 33 33 recommendations | email to a friend
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