I first wrote about PaperPort, then the PaperPort Scanner Suite, Version 5.3 more than six years ago. The program was sold by Visioneer, primarily a developer of scanners. The program controlled the scanner and scanning process, came with a rudimentary ...
Read More »Compensation For Injuries From Assaults In The Workplace
Did you hear the one about the two peanuts that were walking down the street and suddenly one was a salted (assaulted)≠ Okay, bad joke. But what if those peanuts were actually workers and an assault took place at their ...
Read More »Second Circuit Addresses Social Context In Upholding Hostile Work Environment Claim
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently held in Petrosino v. Bell Atlantic 2004 WL 2177044 (9-29-04), that for purposes of a Title VII hostile work environment claim, the perspective from which the evidence must be assessed ...
Read More »It's Alternative Minimum Tax Time Again
Tax season is upon us again. For many, it will be alternative minimum tax time. The alternative minimum tax was originally designed to target wealthy individuals with creative tax preparers. Yet the statistics show it applies to more and more ...
Read More »Continuous Representation Doctrine Extends Time To Bring A Legal Malpractice Claim
The statute of limitations for a legal malpractice cause of action is three years, regardless of whether the theory is based in tort or in contract, CPLR 214(6). That time period may be extended in various ways, including the doctrine ...
Read More »Inherent Conflicts Of Interest In Estate Planning Practice
The practice of estate planning is fraught with conflicts of interest. Virtually every time we sit with a husband and wife to discuss their estate planning, we enter an arena in which planning that benefits one spouse may be a ...
Read More »The Likelihood Of Occurrence For Certain Weather Conditions
It certainly has been an interesting winter to date. A brown Christmas in Rochester but a white Christmas in Corpus Christi, Texas≠ Last week temperatures in Rochester soared to a toasty 62 degrees while a year prior temperatures in town ...
Read More »Trimming The Fat In Diet And Investments
The new year is always an opportunity to start afresh and many individuals make resolutions to improve various aspects of their lives. Health and one’s physical appearance are often on top of the list; financial well-being is typically another. January ...
Read More »Tax Records – What To Keep And For How Long≠
You know you need to save some of your financial records for tax and other purposes, but which ones≠ And for how long≠ You need to keep records throughout the year so you can take advantage of all favorable tax ...
Read More »'Don't Hit My Mommy': Clinical Responses To Child Witnessing
Although law guardians are not therapists, a knowledge of child development and child psychopathology can be helpful in not adding further trauma to children who have been exposed to domestic violence. In addition, law guardians need to understand the role ...
Read More »Using A Desktop Search Engine To Find Files
I can find most anything on the Internet in under a minute, but it takes me much longer to find a specific e-mail or article I saved on my PC. Lucky for me, the leading web search companies are falling ...
Read More »Establishing Cohabitation In An Effort To Terminate Maintenance
“Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.” Many who have experienced the trauma of divorce choose to live by this age old saying, foregoing future marriages and instead choosing to cohabit instead. The issue of ...
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