Several New York State and New York City workplace laws have recently been enacted or will take effect in 2020. Tips and Wages The laws on minimum wage and salary thresholds will increases in New York City (“NYC”) effective December […]
Attorney at Law Magazine sat down with workplace civil rights attorney and founder of The Mom at Law, Candace Alnaji, Esq., to discuss her life and career. AALM: What drew you to a career in the law? Alnaji: I have […]
When two young and dynamic attorneys, both second-generation plaintiff ’s lawyers, met in a courthouse hallway, it was the start of a merging of lives that would lead not only to marriage, but also to the formation of a formidable, […]
New York state saw more than 400 lawsuits filed in on the first day of a one-year “look-back” window in the statute of limitations that permits abuse survivors to bring an action against their abuser or the institution where the […]
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill recently that stopped vaccination exemptions that were based on religious beliefs. The move by the New York Legislature is the most recent effort to tackle the growing measles outbreak—the worst the country […]
With a total of 1.3 million lawyers in the United States, 500,000 are small firms that struggle to gain visibility. An increase of nearly 15% of lawyers nationally in the past ten years has made it even harder to generate […]
An individual is considered eligible for unemployment benefits in NYC if they fit within certain criteria. First, the individual must be completely unemployed; that is, they have no other source of income, be available to work, and actively pursuing employment. […]
According to the American Bar Association, women make up 45% of associates in private law practice but only 20% of partners are female lawyers. The motherhood tax is real, and it’s having a dramatic impact on careers, law offices, and […]
New York is one the States that’s known for its legislative in-house members who are ever competent when it comes to passing even the strangest of state laws. For example, it’s illegal in NY to keep more than $10 you […]
There are specific laws and statutes in every state of the U.S. that cover what to do when a dog bites you, a child or another adult nearby. In New York State, these laws are quite clear, as stated in […]
