By Lisa M. Casa, Esq. On January 1, 2018, New York’s Paid Family Leave law took effect. Eligible employees may now receive up to 8 weeks of leave and wage replacement benefits, equal to 50% of the employee’s average weekly wage, or the state’s average weekly wage, whichever is lower, and by 2021 eligible employees will be entitled to receive leave and payment benefits for…

Anthony V. Curto and Joseph V. Cuomo represented long-time Firm client Joy Mangano in connection with an agreement with producer Ken Davenport to produce a musical based on her life story.  Ms. Mangano is an serial inventor and entrepreneurial legend.  She is the leading home shopping network personality of all time, and her life story has already been the subject of a movie, Joy, starring…

Uniondale, April, 2018 – Peter B. Skelos presented a CLE entitled Mediating Construction Defect Claims As Catharsis – Legal and Therapeutic.  The CLE was presented at the Spring Conference of the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution in Washington, D.C.  The CLE was sponsored by National Arbitration and Mediation (NAM). Before joining the Forchelli law firm, Peter B. Skelos was an Associate Justice of the Appellate…

New York, NY (March 20, 2018) – NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation) presented a Signature CLE program entitled CLE with a View: Arbitration of Commercial Disputes – Hot Topics and Tips from the Judges, which focused on the benefits of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and more specifically, hot button issues that affect commercial disputes in arbitration today. Arbitration is a cost-effective and time-efficient alternative to…

By Aaron Gershonowitz Published in the New York Real Estate Journal. What "actions" are subject to the State Environmental Quality Review Act? Click here to view full article

By Lisa M. Casa New York City is often known for being the most restrictive area in the state when it comes to regulations for employers. Consistent with this history, in August 2017, New York City implemented a new set of regulations, aimed at eliminating bias in the hiring process. This latest regulation is known as New York City’s Fair Chance Act (FCA). Click here…

An administrative law judge with the New York State Unemployment Board recently found that drivers for Uber were improperly classified as independent contractors...

New York Real Estate Journal spotlighted William Bonesso in the Year in Review Spotlight. He answered, “What was your most notable project, deal, transaction in 2017?” Click here to view full article