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Recently, I had an opportunity to attend a bar leadership program that allowed me to hear about many of the benefits offered through other bar associations. I was happy to discover that the Monroe County Bar Association is at the ...

Tagged with: Jon P. Getz MCBA President's Message

Apparently, my ability to identify potential issues or problems in situations that most people wouldn’t recognize is one reason for my wife and daughter’s repeated use of a “SMH” (shaking my head) emoji when they text me. While they may ...

Tagged with: Frank A. Cania HR Connection

So far 2019 has provided a nice rebound in the stock market compared to the last quarter of 2018. Increased trade tensions and plunging stock prices created stock market turbulence. This caused many investors to reevaluate their portfolios in order ...

Tagged with: David A. D’Ambrosio Money Management

The workplace has changed dramatically, with five generations working side-by-side for the first time in history. Each generation views the world of work differently, based on their life experiences growing up, causing a rift between those of another generation. Let’s ...

Tagged with: Beth Sears Collaboration Insights

On Valentine’s Day, the Court of Appeals resolved one important issue regarding “law offices” for non-resident attorneys admitted to practice in New York, but a rash of other questions — which may put out-of-state attorneys at risk for client complications ...

Tagged with: Richard Dollinger

As an investor, how can you be sure that your investment manager is providing you the best advice in terms of how your assets are invested? Is this something you ever think about? It should be. The difference is significant. ...

Tagged with: Marijoyce Ryan Money Management

Confidentiality clauses are routinely included in written settlement agreements, but are they always enforceable? Generally under CPLR 2014 CPLR 2014, entitled “Stipulations,” generally provides that agreements between parties or their attorneys are not binding unless they are in writing subscribed ...

Tagged with: Advocate's View Stacey E. Trien

New York City’s Commission on Human Rights is putting employers on notice that banning or restricting hairstyles that are associated with black people is a form of racial discrimination. The Commission protects New Yorkers’ rights to wear their natural hair ...

Tagged with: Lindy Korn Workplace Issues

I love the work that I do as a paralegal and enjoy talking with others about the profession about not only the work, but also the fulfillment that I experience in my work. Throughout my career, I’ve had the opportunity ...

Signed into law on Oct. 11, 2018, the Orrin G. Hatch-Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act (MMA) reforms U.S. Copyright law in significant ways that will affect the licensing of digital music. Pursuant to pre-MMA copyright law, “mechanical” licenses for reproduction ...

Tagged with: Annette Kahler IP Frontiers

An exchange traded fund is a cross between stock and indexed mutual funds. You can purchase them through brokers and they are traded on exchanges just like stocks. They represent a basket of holdings that are designed to track a ...

Tagged with: Money Management Sharon L. Thornton

 One of the benefits of practicing environmental law is the opportunity to work with and learn from environmental scientists and professionals, both in and outside government. For the past 20 years, I have enjoyed the privilege of being the master ...