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HR Alert: FTC’s Continued Enforcement Against No-Hire Agreements

Written by Lisa Coppola on January 30, 2026. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

Last month, the Federal Trade Commission issued a press release detailing its latest enforcement action against businesses it says are engaging in anti-competitive practices. More recently, the FTC directed its attention towards...

HR Alert: Employers Can Reclassify Exempt Employees, Even When Duties Still Qualify

Written by Lisa Coppola on January 13, 2026. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

Can employers reclassify an exempt employee as non-exempt even if the job duties haven’t changed? A new federal DOL opinion letter says yes. Here’s what employers and HR professionals need to know, especially in New York. Continue...

HR Alert: Staying Safe & Best Practices from Your Lawyer

Written by Kimberly Wallace on January 8, 2026. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship, Social Justice.

How to stay safe when interacting with law enforcement and how to de-escalate to protect yourself. Continue Reading HR Alert: Staying Safe & Best Practices from Your Lawyer

AVOID Act Significantly Changes CPLR § 1007

Written by David Goodman on December 26, 2025. Posted in Car Accident, Compliance, Construction Accident, Litigation, Personal Injury.

Third-Party Practice in Litigation CPLR § 1007 is a section in our Civil Practice Law and Rules that governs third-party practice. After a defendant serves an answer to a complaint, that defendant may want to proceed against...

HR Alert: New York’s “Trapped At Work” Law

Written by Lisa Coppola on December 26, 2025. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

Effective December 19, 2025, a new law prohibits New York employers from trapping employees by obligating them to repay certain costs if they don’t remain employed for a defined period of time. The so-called Trapped At...

NY Governor Hochul to Sign Right-to-Die Law

Written by Lisa Coppola on December 17, 2025. Posted in Compliance, Wills & Estates.

Today, New York’s Governor Kathy Hochul wrote in an essay that she is prepared to sign New York’s first right-to-die law. Called the Medical Aid in Dying Act, the law will permit individuals in New York who have...

You Don’t Pay Us Unless You Win: How Personal Injury Cases Work in New York

Written by Lisa Coppola on December 7, 2025. Posted in Car Accident, Construction Accident, Litigation, Personal Injury.

If you were hurt in a car crash, a fall, or a construction accident, the last thing you need is another bill. Yet most people hesitate to call a lawyer because they think it’ll cost too much. Here’s the truth. At The Coppola...

HR Alert: NY Minimum Wage Increases Are Here to Stay

Written by Lisa Coppola on December 5, 2025. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

As we head into 2026, New York employers have another compliance task to keep on their radar. The State minimum wage has increased again, and businesses outside the five boroughs need to make sure they’re ready. The changes...

Buffalo Is Built on Grit And So Are We

Written by Lisa Coppola on November 13, 2025. Posted in Litigation, Personal Injury.

Grit Is in Our DNA Every Buffalonian knows that our souls are made up of steel and snow. Our DNA is engraved with the hard work that the steel workers of the 1920s had put into our community. For anyone who’s unaware of the...

HR Alert: Responding to Harassment Complaints

Written by Lisa Coppola on November 12, 2025. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

A recent dispute between musicians that found its way to the intermediate federal appellate court that oversees New York, Connecticut, and Vermont – called the Second Circuit Court of Appeals – has highlighted how...

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