As the weather warms up, people take to the road and want to spend more time outdoors. In particular, an increasing number of bicyclists and pedestrians join the thoroughfares, and motorists need t...
Can Employers Ask Employees About their Salary History? On May 4, 2017, the New York City Council passed a bill that limited what an employer can ask job candidates about their salary history, comp...
Clarifications for Employers for Women in the Workplace In June of 2014, the Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York signed amendments to the New York State Human Rights Law, which bolstered civil rights...
The parent company of Weinstein Co.filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware on March 20, 2018. Before that, Eric Schneiderman, the New York Attorney General, had filed a lawsuit again...
The New York Compassionate Care Act (NYCCA) protects patients who are certified to use medical marijuana from being subject to criminal or civil marijuana charges. We live in an age where some stat...
by Stephen D. Hans As an employer, have you ever wondered if a wage deduction you made was legal? New York Labor Law establishes what is legal and what is not for wage deductions. If you have que...
by Stephen D. Hans Owners in the restaurant industry often have questions about tips. As a restaurant owner, it’s important to know your rights and responsibilities regarding tips so you can avoi...
An interview by Tiziano Thomas Dossena She is the optimal example of a Renaissance woman and a New Yorker combined: humble but determined, soft spoken but direct, with a genial attitude not u...
In today's electronic world, the idea of property has changed dramatically. In the past, when you were putting together an estate plan, the only intangible property that might be a part of it was c...
Sackstein Sackstein & Lee, LLP successfully negotiated a $1.3 million settlement for a 41 year-old Asian male construction worker, who was injured while performing asbestos removal work at an upsta...
DeVos devoid Dear Editor, Regarding top officials in the Trump administration such as Rex Tillerson and James Mattis publicly distancing themselves from the president, the elephant in the classroom (pun intende...
‘Plane’ wrong Dear Editor, Your caption in the August 31st edition for the 106th Rescue Wing effort at Francis S. Gabreski Base in Westhampton had the aircraft’s name wrong. The C-17 is called a "Globe” Master I...
Bridge fail Dear Editor: The photo op of Governor Andrew Cuomo driving across the new TappanZee Bridge spoke volumes concerning his commitment to the MTA and mass transit. The new TappanZee Bridge provides n...
Arpaio's pardon Dear Editor, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio ran an Arizona jail that he described as a “concentration camp.” Prisoners there died at an alarming rate, often with no explanation. One of his jail...
Moya's gift Dear Editor, In June 2014, Assemblyman Francisco Moya made a passionate and heartfelt commitment to oppose the city’s conversion of the Pan Am hotel on Queens boulevard into a massive shelter. In a...
It was slavery Dear Editor, Joseph Manago of Flushing wrote in a Dispatch published in the August 17th issue "I suggest people thoroughly study the gravity of the underlying political and economic causes of the C...
'RAISE' up the US Dear Editor, Your guest op-ed piece, "RAISE Act Would Be Bad for U.S. Economy," in the August 24th issue by Dev Viswanath and Michael Phulwani is wrong and President Donald Trump is correct. The RA...
Women's role Dear Editor, This past Saturday marked Women’s Equality Day, a celebration of women’s suffrage. The Women’s City Club of New York was founded 100 years ago in anticipation of the ratification of th...
Lane-sanity Dear Editor, As a New Yorker, I would like to see politicians or community boards stand up and say these bike lanes on major thoroughfares in Brooklyn and Queens was a huge mistake and a waste of t...
Trump's truth Dear Editor, In a cowboy movie, the guys in the white hats always win, but life is not a cowboy movie. The majority of Americans (including me) would like to see the Nazis disappear as they are nut...
Stopping terror Dear Editor, Vehicle attacks against innocents civilians in Jerusalem, Istanbul, Berlin, London, Nice, Brussels and now Barcelona cause world uproar following the attacks except the ones in Israel....
Tear it down Dear Editor, At the center of the chaos in Charlottesville is a statue memorializing the Confederacy’s top general, Robert E. Lee, which was presented to the city in 1924 at a Confederate reunion. ...
Mansplaining Lee Dear Editor, General Robert E. Lee, who graduated the U.S. Military Academy second in his class, remains an American hero despite his role in the Confederacy. As a native Virginian, General Lee is ...
Kicking the can Dear Editor, Is it coincidence that Governor Andrew Cuomo proposed to raise New York Thruway tolls in 2020 after the election in 2018? To pay back the $1.6 billion federal loan that helped finance ...
A Confederate stand Dear Editor, Monuments and plaques of confederate notables like Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson have been taken down in the Bronx and Brooklyn, and there is a push to rename some streets. In my...