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The Stormy Daniels Case Made Easy: Contract Law for Porn Stars
Apr 24, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 52 52 recommendations | email to a friend
by   Bill Cafaro In Stormy Daniels v. Donald J. Trump, Michael Cohen, and the LLC that paid her the $130,000 in hush money, in   federal court in Los Angeles , she is asking the court to let her ou...
The Stop Sexual Harassment in NYC Act
Apr 24, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 51 51 recommendations | email to a friend
A New Law to Further the Prevention of Sexual Harassment in NYC Workplaces The New York City Council recently passed legislation called the Stop Sexual Harassment in NYC Act. If Mayor Bill de Blasi...
SPRING SAFETY TIPS FOR MOTORISTS, PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLISTS
Apr 19, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 210 210 recommendations | email to a friend
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...
Employee Salary Histories
Apr 19, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 201 201 recommendations | email to a friend
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...
What Employers Should Know About the New York Women’s Equality Act
Apr 13, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 352 352 recommendations | email to a friend
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...
Wish You Had a Case Against Harvey Weinstein? Maybe Not
Apr 05, 2018 | 1 1 comments | 59 59 recommendations | email to a friend
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...
How Does the New York Compassionate Care Act Affect Employers?
Apr 05, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 445 445 recommendations | email to a friend
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...
MORE ABOUT EMPLOYEE WAGE DEDUCTIONS
Mar 30, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 87 87 recommendations | email to a friend
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...
RESTAURANT INDUSTRY: FAQS ABOUT TIPS
Mar 30, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 467 467 recommendations | email to a friend
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...
A Renaissance Woman In New York City. Interview With LindaAnn LoSchiavo
Mar 18, 2018 | 2 2 comments | 702 702 recommendations | email to a friend
  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...

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Draft Day Will Shape the Future of NY Football
I’ve lived in New York my whole life. I’ve loved and have followed the NFL Draft for a good amount of the past 17 years. I cannot remember a year in which the buildup, anticipation and hype going i...
Apr 24, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 22 22 recommendations | email to a friend
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Gunshots cap drama-filled fight week at Barclays
In anticipation of this past weekend’s fight card at Barclays Center headlined by a bout between Adrien Broner (33-3-1, 24 KOs), arguably the most polarizing fighter in the sport, and Jessie Vargas...
Apr 24, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 21 21 recommendations | email to a friend
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Driscoll named Rookie of the Year
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Apr 24, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 20 20 recommendations | email to a friend
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STJ ‘squeezes’ out a win
COLLEGE BASEBALL
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Women finish 5th in Big East
COLLEGE GOLF
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JARRELL MILLER
Miller could close in on heavyweight title shot with win
At about 4:45 p.m. on a windy Monday afternoon, Brooklyn-born 300-pound heavyweight Jarrell Miller walks into the NYC Cops & Kids boxing gym in Flatbush less than two weeks before his April 28th re...
Apr 24, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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David Branch poses for a portrait during a UFC photo session on September 13, 2017 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Motivation evolves, but UFC title pursuit remains
By Bryan Fonseca bfonseca@queensledger.com Growing up, Brownsville native David Branch didn’t envision that he’d become one of the upper echelon mixed martial artists in the world. Probably because...
Apr 17, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
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Another Knicks Coaching Search
It may be hard to believe, but there once was a time where spring belonged to the Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Big games, big shots and big moments in games that mattered. New Yorkers remember ...
Apr 17, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 40 40 recommendations | email to a friend
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Nets ambitious, but measured, regarding future
When undergoing a rebuild – as a player, as a team, as a fan, as an executive – it helps to like what you’re seeing. In Brooklyn Nets culture, guys genuinely like each other, an ideal formula for b...
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QC bounces back from loss
COLLEGE TENNIS
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Rally in the 9th leads STJ over Creighton
After cruising to a 5-1 victory in game one of Saturday’s doubleheader, the St. John’s baseball team came back from a three-run deficit in the bottom of the ninth in game two, walking off on Creigh...
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Emily Engstler (left) of St. Francis Prep at the Jordan Brand Classic All-American game at the Barclay Center over the weekend. (Photo: Jeffrey Armstrong/BQE Media)
Engstler aims to push women in sports to the forefront
The first play to draw “oohs” from the Barclays Center crowd was fittingly facilitated by St. Francis Prep’s Emily Engstler, the lone New York native to compete on that Sunday in the first of two J...
Apr 11, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
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Mickey's magic touch has Mets off to a hot start
I know, I know, it’s only two weeks into the baseball season. That said, it must be very hard to contain your excitement around the start of the 2018 Mets season. After what transpired a season ago...
Apr 11, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 66 66 recommendations | email to a friend
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Fighter stays confident after second straight defeat
Inside of a reserved room in Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House on 6th Avenue, Joanna Jedrzejczyk is unapologetically brazen. It’s like she’s the World Champion except, of course, she’s not anym...
Apr 11, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
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Thurston leaving St. Francis
St. Francis College women’s basketball head coach John Thurston is retiring after six years leading the Division I team to new heights. “Coach Thurston has been a tremendous leader for our women’s ...
Apr 11, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 41 41 recommendations | email to a friend
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