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Get to Know MCCM Managing Partner Peter J. Weishaar

Did you ever wonder what made us decide to become lawyers? Maybe you wondered what we do when we’re not practicing law? Welcome to our inaugural post from our new “Get to Know Us” series, featuring different members of our MCCM team, where we answer those questions. Our first post features our Managing Partner, Peter J. Weishaar, who last month celebrated 25 years of practicing…

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Appellate Court Affirms Individual Liability in Employment Discrimination Case

The latest batch of decisions from the Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department (the “Fourth Department”) included a pair of employment discrimination cases arising out of…

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Extends the FFCRA and other Employee Benefits

On March 11, 2021, one year after the pandemic began in the United States, Congress passed and President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA-21). ARPA-21 extended the…

New York Requires Paid Leave for COVID-19 Vaccination

On March 12, 2021, the Governor signed new legislation requiring employers to provide paid leave “for a sufficient period of time, not to exceed four hours per vaccine injection” for…

Are Non-Compete Agreements Assignable?

This is not a question that comes up very often. But, earlier this year, Monroe County Supreme Court denied a motion for preliminary injunction where there was a sharp factual dispute over this…

When Can Courts Partially Enforce Non-Compete Agreements?

Restrictive covenants in employment—also referred to as non-compete clauses—are generally not favored. However, they will be enforced by the courts to the extent they are reasonable…

New York Employers to Provide Sick Leave for All Employees

A new law passed earlier this year requires all New York employers to provide sick leave to their employees as follows: Employers with 4 or fewer employees and a net income of $1 million dollars or…

Almost 40: Millennials Need a Plan

Planning and Children I know how you feel. Having three young children under the age of five years old, time for yourself and time to address your planning is at a premium. In what seems like a…

Develop a WISP to Document Data Security Protocol

The data security requirements of New York’s “Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security (SHIELD) Act” became law on March 21, 2020. The inadvertent timing of that overlap…

Pivoting a Business in a Coronavirus Economy

The COVID-19 pandemic turned the US economy on the circumference of a dime. Ever since the hit, businesses of all sizes have been navigating their ships through the new paradigm of “essential”…

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