Jennifer A. ShoemakerAug 5, 20144 minNew EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination GuidelinesOn July 14, the EEOC issued a 60-page “enforcement guidance” on pregnancy discrimination and related issues in the workplace, giving empl...
Thomas F. KnabJul 21, 20144 minA Business Approach to Business LitigationSome business disputes prove to be so intractable, or cause or threaten such severe economic injury, that they require legal action. In m...
Jillian K. FarrarMay 14, 20143 minArbitration: Managing Litigation Risk in the Digital AgeGeneral Mills, the food conglomerate, recently made headlines when it changed the legal terms on its website and reversed course after a...
David H. FitchMay 5, 20143 minAsk An Attorney: Nursing Home Resident Discharge Against Medical AdviceI am an attending physician at a nursing home. What if a resident is unhappy that a safe discharge plan cannot be developed by our interd...
George S. Van Nest Apr 21, 20144 minProposed Brownfield Cleanup Program AmendmentsThe Brownfield Cleanup Program was enacted in 2003 to foster private development of former brownfield parcels. The program was amended in...
George S. Van Nest Mar 3, 20143 minLegal Alert: Proposed Amendments to the Brownfield Cleanup ProgramThe New York Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) was enacted in 2003 and has provided significant legal and financial incentives for private...
Helen A. ZamboniMar 1, 20142 minAsk An Attorney: Patient CommunicationsThere is more and more emphasis on improving physician communication with patients to provide better outcomes at reduced cost. I am conce...
Anna E. LynchDec 27, 20133 minAsk An Attorney: Prescribing and Dispensing Narcotics I have seen an increase of patients with chronic pain disorders and more and more of them are requesting narcotics for their pain. I am c...
Jennifer A. ShoemakerNov 18, 20133 minHigh Court Decisions a Boon for Employers under Title VIIIn June, the United States Supreme Court issued two decisions under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), both good news...