NEW LAW PROTECTION FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES IN PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES In recognition of the essential role of public employees during this pandemic, New York State has adopted legislation requiring public employers to plan for similar emergencies in the future. The New York State Labor Law has been amended by adding a new section (27-c)…
Free Simple Will for Healthcare Workers J&G, LLP, a full-service law firm, is extending a special offer for a free simple will to area healthcare workers during the month of May, 2020. In appreciation of all of the healthcare workers in hospitals and nursing homes who are risking their health during this COVID-19 pandemic, J&G…
How Second Marriages Can Affect Your Estate Planning As a long time estate planning and elder law attorney, my clients have gone from mostly married couples at the beginning of my practice to a varied array of combinations of people who wish to provide for each other and their families. Often, I now see couples…
Ten Years After Ten years ago, after more than a year of meetings, intense research, visits and interviews at senior centers, and discussions with town officials, our group was poised to embark on an ambitious project – the Town of Montgomery Seniors Independence Project. Who’s in our group? An amazing assortment including public officials, representatives…
I have been experiencing an unusual phenomenon in my estate planning and elder law practice over the last month or so. There has been a literal rush of clients wanting to have living trusts prepared. While I am always happy to help new clients, this was somewhat above the norm. Typically, clients seek estate planning…
ZOOM IS TOO FAST The glossy advertisements and promotion for using Legal Zoom evidence that going too fast isn’t the best choice. Going the cheapest is also dangerous. Establishing an entity for a new business is much more than filing forms. There are many important decisions that should be part of any business entity formation….
New Family Paid Leave Law New York State has adopted a new Family Leave Law that is funded by payroll deduction from employees’ salaries and is mandatory regardless of the size of the employer. One supporting rationale has been that the United States is the only industrialized country in the world without paid family leave….
Over the years, it has not been difficult to be critical of New York’s lack of support of seniors. The State has moved towards making it more difficult to become eligible for Medicaid for those who are in need, there’s been radical cuts in staff for agencies such as Office for the Aging, and we…
Until this summer, New York did not have any law regulating the training and skills of surgical technologists in healthcare facilities. Surgical technologists play a key role in the operating room by assisting surgeons during procedures, maintaining a sterile surgical room, and ensuring that equipment is functioning properly. On July 31, 2013, Governor Cuomo signed…
