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https://youtu.be/BzkCvw7_wMM The Albany Times Union reports today that the budget proposed by Governor Cuomo has cut funding for the New York physician profile page. This cut, representing quite literally a drop in the bucket of the overall state...

https://youtu.be/ZWMDCKYQXMw The United States Supreme Court recently heard argument on a Title VII failure to accommodate religious beliefs case brought by a 17-year old Muslim woman against Abercrombie & Fitch after Abercrombie refused to hire her because her black headscarf...

The Albany Times Union recently reported that New York City is settling claims of wrongdoing against the City even where no lawsuit has been filed.  This is a business and cost-saving decision by the Comptroller who has determined that the City will save money by settling cases than by litigating them sometimes...

https://youtu.be/ZWMDCKYQXMw The Albany Times Union reported on a case that was recently filed in Federal Court for the Northern District of New York, on behalf of a female firefighter who alleges that she was the victim of sexual...

A recent article in the Albany Times Union discussed increasing scrutiny of non-compete agreements in the workplace—particularly those applied to what would generally be considered “lower level” employees. WHAT IS A...

The New York Times ran a very interesting story recently, discussing the issues facing an aging (and longer living) population as they relate to care from nursing homes, retirement communities and assisted living facilities.  As the headline of the article accurately notes, as the population ages, incidents of falls causing...

The New York Times recently profiled a woman in New York City who was fired from her job after her physician told her that—during her pregnancy—she could not work overtime. When the woman presented the note to her supervisors, she was simply told that she was required to work a...

The Albany Times Union reported recently that a licensed practical nurse at a local nursing home had been charged with endangering the welfare of an incompetant or physically disabled person, as well as violating public health laws, for allegedly failing to report that an 89 year old patient had fallen.  According to the...

As of this writing you would have to be living under a rock to not be aware of the first domestic case of the Ebola virus in Dallas, Texas. While this story is frightening on a number of levels, one of the most concerning snippets from our perspective as attorneys has been...

https://youtu.be/ZWMDCKYQXMw A new study from a University of Massachusetts professor, highlighted by the New York Times, confirms what we at D'Orazio Peterson see and experience on a daily basis—that women with children are often penalized in the...

https://youtu.be/ZWMDCKYQXMw A recent New York Times report details the large race gaps that exist in several police departments in major cities throughout the United States. This report, coming in the wake of recent incidents of violence, has many...

https://youtu.be/ZWMDCKYQXMw President Obama recently signed an Executive Order entitled “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” which, among other things, requires bidders on federal procurement contracts for goods and services (including construction) in excess of $500,000 to disclose labor law violations that...