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The 2024 elections are just weeks away on November 5, 2024. As we’ve previously reported , employers across New York are still required...

Businesses in New York, both big and small, have long utilized non-compete agreements and related restrictive covenants to prevent...

We are proud to announce that thirteen attorneys were recently selected for inclusion in the 2024 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list and...

Q: I work at a practice that employs physicians with Non-Compete Agreements. What is the status of the FTC’s proposed rule on Non-Compete...

By Paul F. Keneally, Esq. and Ryan T. Biesenbach, Esq. Several new employment law changes were included in the recently passed 2024 New...

On April 29, 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) published its long-awaited Enforcement Guidance on...

Without much publicity, back in November 2023 New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed  Senate Bill S3539, which amended two...

In a time of divided politics and policy, advocacy stands as a critical tool for communicating ideas, shaping legislation and driving...

The United States Supreme Court ruled unanimously earlier this month in an employment misclassification case (Smith v. Spizzirri, U.S.,...

If you like your gas-powered car or truck, you cannot keep it according to the Biden Administration’s final Clean Air Act vehicle...

The New York State Budget was passed in late April 2024 and includes new duties for employers regarding employees expressing breast milk...

Governor Kathy Hochul approved the Fiscal Year 2025 New York State Budget on April 20, 2024. One of the key budget components impacting...

On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a new rule banning nationwide most non-compete agreements for workers....

As a commercial litigator for over 35 years, I have seen countless scenarios in which people who were once intimate business associates...

In a recent article published in the Rochester Business Journal, Underberg & Kessler real estate and commercial lending attorney, Andrew...

Paul F. Keneally and Ryan T. Biesenbach, were featured in a recent article published in the Rochester Business Journal. The article, “How c

With the proliferation of electronic health records, medical providers are facing new challenges in the form of phishing and ransomware...

The new consumer protection law that amends and clarifies New York’s existing credit card surcharge law (NYS GBS § 518) went into effect...

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the number of workers performing services as independent contractors in the United...

The United States Department of Labor has issued a final rule, effective March 11, 2024, governing the analysis of whether a worker is an...