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...
NY Baseball Fans Have A Lot To Smile About…For Now! All right, raise your hand if you thought that come the middle of June we as New York baseball fans would have two first place teams on our hands? Didn’t think so! Two months and change into the 20...
Shamrocks celebrate strong season With trophies on display and four players of the year being honored for their performances this season, The Shamrocks Soccer Club held their end-of-the-season get-together at Courtyard Ale House in...
Rocks take Saunders Cup A 2-0 win over Mola secured the Saunders Cup for Stevie Doyle’s Shamrocks men with Daniel Cano and Cathal Monaghan scoring second half goals to kill off a talented Mola outfit. Mola were the better...
LBJ: Embrace Greatness While You Still Can Last weekend was a very busy weekend of sports, but while I had a few moments before my show on CBS Sports Radio, I had one of the televisions tuned to The Memorial golf tournament to check out wha...
Heroes League Scores & Notes (5/25-5/29) 10 & Under Bigamore 17 Glendale Bagels 13 The high scorers for Bigamore were Ryan Ortiz with 14 points and David Daniels with two. The high scorers for Glendale Bagels were Aldin Skrijeoj with 10 p...
Is Henrik Lunqvist this generation’s Patrick Ewing? Let me preface everything you’re about to read with the following statement: I hope this entire column turns out to be wrong. We can have a few laughs at my expense and celebrate that New York’s be...
Shamrocks Over 30s take title Shamrocks Over 30s coach Paddy McCarry paid tribute to his league title-winning team on Sunday after a penalty shootout victory against Dinamo brought the championship to the Rocks for the second t...
COLUMN: Even when the Knicks win... The 2014-2015 season was the worst season in the history of the New York Knicks franchise. One would think after a record of 17-65 it couldn’t get any worse. Well, on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, the fra...
STJ takes 8th Big East title St. John’s saw a five-run lead erased by a five-run seventh, but rallied back and held on to defeat Creighton, 8-7, and win a conference-record eighth Big East Tournament crown. Zach Lauricella fin...