New York Attorney General Letitia James. Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com By Brian Figeroux, Esq. Recently, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced enacting a new law establishing deed theft as a crime and expanding the Office of the Attorney General’s (OAG) ability to prosecute these cases. Co-authored by Attorney General James and sponsored […]
New York Governor Kathy Hochul. Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com By Brian Figeroux, Esq. A pardon is an act of clemency granted by the Governor of New York State that can forgive a person for their felony or misdemeanor conviction. Pardons are significant as they can restore civil rights, alleviate the stigma of a […]
Starting a home health aide (HHA) business in New York State can be a lucrative and rewarding venture, given the growing demand for home care services due to an aging population. However, the process requires careful planning, understanding the regulatory landscape, and compliance with state requirements. This analysis provides a comprehensive guide on how to […]
BY TAL AXELROD (The Hill)
Governor Andrew Cuomo makes an announcement and holds media briefing, NY – June 24, 2020. Photo: lev radin / Shutterstock.com (thehill.com) New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) has resigned from office after a bombshell report released by state Attorney General Letitia James (D) found he sexually harassed 11 women, including some who worked in his office, and violated state […]
Amazon’s decision to withdraw their headquarters from Long Island City is a major lost opportunity for New Yorkers and a loss for Empire State Development. Despite this, I think it’s important to highlight a couple of words that have been missing from the public dialogue in the months since this project was announced. Those words […]
By Travis Morales. Why are police who brutalize and murder rarely if ever charged, much less convicted and sent to prison?
BROOKLYN, NY (Workers World Today) — Three days before Christmas, 1994. The Baez family is altogether. Around 1 a.m., four of the Baez brothers go outside, and start a game of touch football. Everybody’s happy, playing around…then the ball goes off target, thud…it hits the roof of a cop car parked on the street. “Sorry […]
(Albany, NY) The Senate Majority Conference today passed the José Peralta New York State DREAM Act (S.1250). This legislation will allow undocumented children, who are already students in New York State, the ability to qualify for state aid for higher education, create a Dream Fund for college scholarship opportunities and remove barriers that prevent undocumented families […]
Commitment to Inclusive Workplaces Brings Strong Benefits - Thomas P. DiNapoli
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that he has called on 49 of the largest U.S. companies, including Apple, McDonald’s, Nike and Twentieth Century Fox, to report on their inclusion of people with disabilities across the enterprise. “We want the companies our pension fund invests in to be desirable places to work […]