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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 employment, disability ...

As a community and a nation, we come together in times of crisis. Ironically, when it comes to COVID-19, our unification is best done in a metaphorical rather than literal sense. In that spirit of unity, I ask that everyone ...

These days the online world matters just as much as the offline world when it comes to conducting business. The Yellow Pages have been replaced by Google and apps, just as restaurant and movie reviews in newspapers have now been ...

Last week, we lost a hometown hero and legal legend — U.S. District Judge Michael Telesca. It is hard to find a lawyer in Rochester who does not have a story about how Judge Telesca said or did something kind ...

Currently, the only states in the U.S. that do not allow surrogacy in any form are New York and Michigan. Paid surrogacy in New York is currently punishable with a fine and unpaid surrogacy agreements are unenforceable. Legislation incorporated into ...

I have an idea. Four simple words that have been known to immediately send a current of trepidation through my wife’s entire body. However, in this case, everything turned out fine. The idea? Ask some of my clients if I ...

Tagged with: HR Connection

If you read my column regularly, you’re no doubt familiar with my repeated mantra: lawyers need to maintain technology competence. Not only is it an ethical obligation in 38 states and counting, it’s simply common sense. We live in a ...

Tagged with: Legal Loop

In April 2019, a federal jury found seven defendants associated with the Forest Park Medical Center (FPMC) in Dallas guilty on charges of conspiring to pay or receive health care bribes. The defendants in United States v. Beauchamp were convicted ...

As the world evolves there are more controls to help monitor assets and activities within organizations than ever before; there are also new threats and opportunities to commit fraud that weren’t even a thought 20 years ago. What is truly ...

Tagged with: Keeping Your Balance

In the limited run of “The Inclusive Office,” I’ve already twice encouraged consuming diverse media — watching TV and movies made by and starring people different from you, listening to podcasts hosted by people different from you, reading fiction made ...

The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals holds that absent a formal reasonable accommodation request, an employer is not always expected to assume that a disabled employee needs workplace accommodation under the Rehabilitation Act. This is the first time the Court ...

Faster, easier and cost-effective — those are the promises that technology makes in both our personal and our professional lives. In the realm of commercial real estate transactions, the promise of faster, easier and cost-effective would appeal to all parties, ...

Tagged with: real estate law