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REPRESENTING INDIVIDUALS IN DOG BITE AND OTHER CASES IN ALBANY, SARATOGA, GLENS FALLS NEW YORK LAW LIMITS RECOVERY IN DOG BITE AND ANIMAL ATTACK CASES New York Law generally limits recovery in dog bite cases to those cases where the dog has...

AUTO ACCIDENT ATTORNEYS SERVING ALBANY, SARATOGA, GLENS FALLS AND BEYOND REPRESENTING VICTIMS OF AUTOMOBILE, MOTORCYCLE, TRUCKING AND OTHER ACCIDENTS. New York State laws protect victims of automobile accidents. It is important to keep in mind, however, that under the “no-fault” rules, not...

https://youtu.be/ZWMDCKYQXMw We often get telephone calls from employees who would like to sue their employers for reasons that they believe are protected but are not. Here are five common examples of rights that many employees believe they have but (generally)...

https://youtu.be/ZWMDCKYQXMw We've written before about rights employees believe they have, but generally do not.  Well, there are also rights many employees do not know they have.  Here are five examples. The Right to FMLA...

https://youtu.be/ZWMDCKYQXMw D'Orazio Peterson is committed to enforcing women's rights. Despite it being 2014, women still suffer significant discrimination in the workplace, particularly mothers. In fact, a recent study reported in the New York Times found that mothers earn...

ANIMAL ATTACKS FAQ: MY CHILD WAS ATTACKED BY A NEIGHBOR'S DOG – IS THERE ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO? OR, PUT ANOTHER WAY, MY DOG BIT A NEIGHBOR'S CHILD, AM I AT RISK? In New York the owners of domestic animals...

We've seen this before.  The call comes in from (we'll call her) Janice.  Janice was a high level employee with a mid-sized company (100-300 employees), earning a good salary after years of dedication.  Six...

A former employee has apparently filed an EEOC charge of sex discrimination against Bobby Flay after she was allegedly fired from a position at one of his restaurants for being too girly and having expensive taste including a...

The Albany Times Union published an article recently discussing the building momentum in the federal government towards passing legislation ensuring paid medical leave (of up to four weeks) following the birth of a child or to care for a sick relative.  While the legislation has some additional hurdles to actually become law, it...

https://youtu.be/ZWMDCKYQXMw You may have heard of the New York State Women's Equality Act which has been in the news over...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W23LeWd52tc Fired after a medical leave? If so you have rights. Many people suffer retaliation after returning from a protected medical leave, but often don't know where to turn. Watch this video and give us a call (518-308-8339) or visit...

The website Salon.com recently published an essay by an employee of Wal-Mart, who describes her ordeal in dealing with the company during and following a pregnancy.  The piece, written in the context of a recent pregnancy discrimination decision by...