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Monthly Archives: February 2018

Collecting From Defunct Businesses

Creditors with judgments are often discouraged when they hear that the company that owes them money has gone out of business. Fortunately, the state legislature has passed laws restricting corporate debtors from engaging in certain transactions involving the company’s owners and shareholders once a lawsuit…

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DOL seeks rapid enforcement action against repeat wage offender

What would you do if your payroll checks bounced? Or if you were paid in cash, but less than you were owed? What if you complained about your wages, and your boss threatened you with a gun? Allegations like these can put your employer at…

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NY Attorney General: Weinstein Co. failed to protect women

If cinema mogul Harvey Weinstein thought he had seen the last of the sexual harassment and assault allegations against him, he was wrong. After dozens of women, including famous actresses, came forward with allegations of sexual misconduct and rape, Weinstein was forced out of his…

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Advocates push for change to disability hiring law

New York state law and the federal Americans with Disabilities Act prohibit employers from discriminating against qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. These laws prohibit discrimination in all aspects of employment, including hiring, firing, promotion, layoffs and training. Employers must also provide “reasonable accommodation” to…

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Case Update: Dairy Drivers Settle Overtime Lawsuit

Here is an update on another case we’ve been following, which we originally wrote about nearly a year ago in a post entitled The power of punctuation: Commas, business contracts and the law. In March 2017, the First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a group…

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Think It’s Too Difficult to Collect on Your Judgment? Not Always.

Creditors often assume that their judgments are not worth pursuing, either because they believe that the debt is too small, the debtor is insolvent, the debtor’s assets are geographically removed, or that the debtor is otherwise safe from collection efforts. Often it pays to make…

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