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Silkenat hopes to match new attorneys with areas in need
New York attorney James R. Silkenat is wasting no time in getting to work on a national legal agenda as the new president of the American Bar Association. The corporate partner of the New York City office of Sullivan & Worcester LLP, according to ABA reports, announced a series of initiatives, beginning with increasing access […]
Governor announces support for WNY firms
Five Western New York firms will receive low-cost hydropower to support the creation of 215 jobs and $193 million in capital expansion projects. More than half of the new jobs will be created by Yahoo! in its establishing of a customer call center and the expansion of its data center in Lockport. The allocations to […]
Survey shows steady job gains in February
WASHINGTON — A private survey shows U.S. businesses added a solid number of jobs in February, indicating higher taxes and looming government spending cuts have yet to slow hiring. Employers added 198,000 jobs in February, according to data released Wednesday by payroll processor ADP. And the survey revised January’s hiring figures to show companies added […]
Projects aim to boost jobs, city’s neighborhoods
The projects have been in the works for some time. Thanks to low interest rates, Rochester may borrow up to $29.15 million to speed them along and, city officials hope, put people to work and improve neighborhoods. The City Council will consider borrowing funding for a variety of the projects, which range from fountains at […]
Officials vow fight to save Hickey Freeman jobs
While company leadership was in bankruptcy court Monday morning, Hickey Freeman workers, joined by U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y,, and U.S. Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-Fairport, for a rally in support of the high-end suit maker. The parent company, HMX Group, announced last week it was seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Although he wouldn’t name […]
Slaughter introduces bill to protect area jobs
Rep. Louise Slaughter of Fairport on Tuesday introduced trade legislation that would eliminate U.S. trade tariffs for two raw materials, which would benefit Lonza (formerly Arch Chemicals) and its 158 employees at the local Rochester facility. “On Wednesday, I secured $25 million so that local employers such as Delphi could continue valuable work inventing clean […]
Maximus to add 300-plus jobs at new Pittsford office
They could have gone anywhere, but chose to expand in Monroe County. That was the message Monday of several dignitaries who gathered to announce a decision by Maximus Federal Services to invest nearly $1.7 million for a new Medicare appeals back office operation in Pittsford. Bruce Caswell, president and general manager of Maximus Health Services, […]
More than 120 businesses join NY Youth Works
More than 120 businesses across the state have joined the New York Youth Works Program, creating 2,900 full and part-time job openings for young, at-risk New Yorkers, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced Wednesday. The governor and Legislature designed the NY Youth Works program to provide permanent, unsubsidized employment for youth across the state. The program […]
Xerox expanding in Monroe County
A new call center Xerox Corporation will establish Webster that will create 500 new jobs over the next two years, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced Thursday. “Xerox is a global leader that could have gone anywhere in the world to expand their business, but they chose New York because our state is rapidly becoming the […]
Big food plant could be headed to western NY
BATAVIA — Officials say they’re hoping to entice a food company to open a mammoth processing plant in Batavia in western New York that could employ as many as 400 people. Sen. Charles Schumer is calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide between $300,000 and $500,000 to help pay for sewer and infrastructure […]
Foundation Financial Group hiring
Coming off a record breaking 2011, Foundation Financial Group, with Rochester offices at 1 S. Washington St., Suite 300, seeks to hire 11 full-time employees for positions such as marketing professionals, loan officers, a unit sales manager and an insurance agent. Interested professionals should apply online at www.ffg.com/careers/. Earlier this month, Foundation Financial Group added […]
New campaign to help veterans find jobs
A new initiative that will help ensure veterans’ valuable and specialized military experience is recognized when they transition to the civilian workforce is being launched by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo. The governor’s “Experience Counts” campaign will facilitate the transfer of military skills to the public and private sectors. Cuomo has also announced the expansion of […]
Case Digests
- Fourth Department – Breach of contract: Hausrath Landscape Maintenance Inc. v. Caravan Facilities Management LLC
- Second Circuit – New York Child Victim’s Act: Kane v. Mount Pleasant CSD; Coe v. Eastport Union Free School
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Appointing law clerk: Opinion 22-149
- Fourth Department – Bill of particulars: Harris v. Rome Memorial Hospital, et al.
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Accusations against co-judge: Opinion 22-148
- Fourth Department – Medicaid: Washington Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Home v. NYS Dept. of Health
- Fourth Department – Criminal possession of a firearm: People v. Wilson
- Fourth Department – Promoting prostitution: People v. Watts
- Second Circuit – Class certification: Arkansas Teachers Retirement System V. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
- Fourth Department – Show-up identification: People v. Waggoner
- Fourth Department – Association: Victory Village Tenants Assoc. v. Evergreen Communities, et al.
- Second Circuit – In personam jurisdiction: Kaplan v. Bank Saderat PLC
Law News
- Greenlight Networks selects Buffalo-based attorney as general counsel
- Barclay Damon hires attorney Matt Smith
- Rochester man sues Geneseo police, alleging false arrest, assault
- The Daily Record’s Power List for Intellectual Property 2023
- NY ethics panel says judges can join NRA
- Harter Secrest & Emery LLP names partner-in-charge of Buffalo office
- Banned professor sues SUNY Fredonia leaders
- Hochul signs law requiring unemployment insurance information from employers
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