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How Dangerous Is Texting While Driving Compared with Drunk Driving?
Oct 15, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 70 70 recommendations | email to a friend
Why Texting While Driving May Be More Dangerous than DWI It may come as a surprise that texting while driving is more worrisome to the majority of drivers than drunk driving. This is true despite t...
What the New Anti-Sexual Harassment Law Means for NY Employers
Oct 08, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 211 211 recommendations | email to a friend
Is There Liability You Could Face that You Did Not Face in the Past? The NYS new anti-harassment law has a number of sweeping changes. For one, it applies to all protected classes under New York Hu...
OPENING A FRANCHISE BUSINESS DOESN'T GUARANTEE SUCCESS
Oct 04, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 298 298 recommendations | email to a friend
INTERVIEW WITH RIDGEWOOD REAL ESTATE BROKER Anthony Carbi Look at Taco Bell they have Beefy Fritos Burrito for $1.00 dollar. We are talking about maybe half of the $3.49 cents as a profit. Or $1.74...
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Example you rent a store for $6,000 dollars. You still have to pay electric, heat, water and at least two salary’s for someone to open and close the place besides serving customers weekly. So now y...
HOW CAN A BUSINESS/FRANCHISE OWNER MAKE MONEY TODAY?
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Example you rent a store for $6,000 dollars. You still have to pay electric, heat, water and at least two salary’s for someone to open and close the place besides serving customers weekly. So now y...
Register Now for Fall Dance in Forest Hills!
Sep 12, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 298 298 recommendations | email to a friend
The fall session of children's dance classes at the Commonpoint Queens Central Queens School of Dance begins this Sunday, September 15. Space is still available in our Sunday Ballet/Tap class for 5...
Elevator Accident: New York Premises Liability Law
Sep 12, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 1104 1104 recommendations | email to a friend
Tragic Elevator Accident from a Legal Perspective A fatal elevator accident occurred at a 23-story Manhattan apartment building near the end of August. The elevator malfunction killed a 30-year old...
Falls from Ladders Can Result in Serious Injury or Death
Sep 12, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 265 265 recommendations | email to a friend
Safety Tips from OSHA to Avoid Falling from a Ladder Falls from ladders are the leading cause of death in the construction industry. In fact, according to   OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Adm...
The Van De Water Law Firm, P.C. Opens New Office
Sep 12, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 1096 1096 recommendations | email to a friend
The Long Island firm has relocated its office to Woodbury, New York Press Release - updated: Sep 11, 2019 20:28 EDT WOODBURY, N.Y., September 11, 2019 (Newswire.com) - The Van De Water Law Firm, P....
Details of the NY Anti-Sexual Harassment Law for 2019
Sep 12, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 981 981 recommendations | email to a friend
The New NY Anti-Sexual Harassment Law: What Employers Should Know Additional New York State anti-sexual harassment law protections came into existence in August 2019. Under the new law, sexual hara...

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How to start a worker’s compensation claim?
The worker’s compensation case is an insurance claim that provides medical benefits and lost wages to an employee injured while at work. Unlike a civil lawsuit that is meant to recover damages, wor...
Oct 17, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
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There’s Something Wrong With My Constitution
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Dr. David Dunaief is located in Downtown Brooklyn and focuses on the integration of medicine, nutrition, fitness and stress management.
The effects of excess iron on your health
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Protected bike lane on Crescent not a bad idea
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How did a deliveryman receive a verdict for $1,200,000?
A deliveryman was going about his workday in Hempstead, New York. Unfortunately, during the course of his deliveries, he was rear-ended by a Nassau County employee. Following the accident, the work...
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5G Will Revolutionize Lives - and Unleash Security Threats
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Oct 08, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 29 29 recommendations | email to a friend
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Dr. David Dunaief is located in Downtown Brooklyn and focuses on the integration of medicine, nutrition, fitness and stress management.
Reducing Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Risks
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Learning lessons from HQ2 debacle
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Jacques Ambron is executive director of sales for Halstead Forest Hills LLC.
Choosing the right time to sell your home
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Impeachment is on Rails. That's Not the Hard Part.
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Hunters Point Library a testament to local advocacy
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How do building owners defend against construction accident lawyers?
A construction worker was injured when he fell from a wobbling, unsecured ladder during a gut renovation of an apartment in Manhattan. The worker’s employer had been hired to perform construction a...
Oct 01, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 52 52 recommendations | email to a friend
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Why winning “liability” early in the case is so important?
A roofer was injured when he was performing work at a city school in Queens. The school was undergoing heavy renovation, including masonry work, replacement of parapets, roof replacement, electrica...
Sep 27, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 63 63 recommendations | email to a friend
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Fresh Pond decision a win for bus riders
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Francis J. Greenburger, founder and chairman of Time Equities Inc., a real estate developer and management company...(Michael McWeeney / August 4, 2016)..These photos are protected under international and domestic copyright law. For more information conta
How New Rent Regulation Impacts Us All
On June 11, lawmakers in New York passed a sweeping set of laws to “protect” tenants throughout the state. Two months since the announcement, the unintended negative consequences are coming to ligh...
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