Usually I write about the intersection of law and technology in this column. One reason I’m so passionate about technology is because it saves lawyers time and money. After all, lawyers’ daily lives can be hectic and stressful, and anything ...
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The Office of the New York State Comptroller has worked with the New York State School Boards Association, the New York State Association of School Business Officials and the New York State Education Department to establish the “Five-Point School Financial ...
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A new year is upon us, and with the excitement of a new year often comes a post-holiday slump. With the stress and excitement of the holiday season in the rearview mirror, a lot of folks feel drained, anxious, and ...
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A variety of things happened in 2019 in regard to family law issues. Incarcerated parent/child support Amendment to Domestic Relations Law §§ 240, 236 and Family Court Act §§ 413, 451: In compliance with federal law on child support enforcement, ...
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The past 20 years has brought many significant events to the financial markets. There have been four presidents, the attack of 9/11, the financial crisis of 2008, and multiple changes to the tax code, among many others. While the world ...
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Lawyers tend to limit their practice to a few areas. Nonetheless, people come to us with myriad problems — many of which fall outside our expertise. Through this column, I provide practical information to help you assist those who have ...
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In settling a Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) action, reaching an agreement between the parties has usually been just the first step. Before the parties file a stipulation of discontinuance under Federal Rule 41(a)(1)(A), the court or the Department of ...
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It’s that time of year again. Along with New Year’s resolutions and budgets being made, businesses must complete and timely file their annual payroll and information returns. IRS code section 6041 states that “all persons engaged in a trade or ...
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2019 was a BIG year for the Paralegal Association of Rochester Inc.! In the spring we welcomed new board members. In the summer we hosted our fourth annual “Par for PAR” golf tournament at Shadow Lake, raising $300 for Veterans ...
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In this update to my prior articles on the state of patentable subject matter in the wake of the Supreme Court Alice decision, CAFC decisions in 2019 identified as precedential and involving abstract ideas (computer-related inventions) are considered. The two-part ...
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It used to be that legal research was expensive. There weren’t a lot of choices so most law firms simply paid exorbitant prices for access to case law, statutes, and treatises. But then along came the Internet, and it changed everything. ...
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Happy New Year! Unexpectedly, the final week of 2019 was not the usually uneventful lull between the holidays. First, the legal community was jolted with the startling announcement that now-former Justice Matthew Rosenbaum would decline to take office for a ...
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