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Bankruptcies in Western New York are down more than 34 percent this year, possibly a result of COVID-19 stimulus programs and mortgage forbearances, local attorneys say. “People file for bankruptcy when they have something to protect,” said Rochester attorney Ronald ...

Excellus BlueCross BlueShield will provide $50,000 in funding to domestic violence prevention organizations across Upstate New York as part of its response to COVID-19. In Rochester, funding will be provided to RESOLVE of Greater Rochester and Willow Domestic Violence Center. ...

Businesses and organizations in the Finger Lakes Region will have an opportunity to improve racial equity through a new initiative convened by the United Way of Greater Rochester Inc. Greater Rochester’s 21-Day Racial Equity Challenge will begin Oct. 23 and ...

Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP has tapped an industry veteran as its next chief operating officer, replacing Paul Farnsworth, who will retire after more than a quarter of a century with the Rochester firm. Michael Blanchard joins Woods Oviatt following a ...

As hiring begins post-COVID crisis, employers in some areas of the world are contemplating a new way to help those who have recovered from the virus or who have antibodies gain employment. In the U.K., Health and Social Care Secretary ...

Former ITT Tech students across the state will receive part of a $330 million nationwide settlement with PEAKS Trust, a private loan program run by the now defunct college and affiliated with Deutsche Bank entities. Some $5 million has been ...

An independent legal review of Eastman Kodak Co.’s actions during and ahead of a July announcement that the Rochester manufacturer was in line to receive a massive loan to produce pharmaceuticals has concluded that the company and its executives broke ...

A Brighton nursing home has struck back against allegations it violated a law concerning a requirement that nursing homes isolate residents when a home’s infection control program determines that isolation is needed to prevent the spread of infection. The Law ...

M&T Bank Corp. has introduced a new financial technology solution to help attorneys manage their trust accounts. Nota was built primarily for small law firms and solo attorneys to help simplify trust account management, making it seamless and efficient for ...

The National Labor Relations Board has made it easier for employers to discipline employees who swear or make derogatory statements to their supervisors. In recent years it has become increasingly more difficult for employers to discipline or fire employees, even ...

The Monroe County Bar Association next month plans to leave its space at the Telesca Center for Justice downtown as a result of financial burdens made worse by the COVID-19 outbreak. MCBA leadership in a letter to members on the ...

Empire Justice Center has joined a lawsuit against the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to overturn a new rule that frees thousands of financial institutions from reporting data that is key to uncovering housing discrimination. The National Community Reinvestment ...