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Originally published in Western New York Physician - December 2010. Medical practices are reeling from fines and penalties resulting from New York State Labor Department audits. In September, 2007, an interagency strike…more

INTRODUCTION LASIK malpractice is like the lottery. Patients have two ways to win. Patients who have successful surgery win by obtaining spectacle independence. Those with unsuccessful outcomes can then enter the…more

The simple answer is "yes," but they will have to make substantial changes in the way they do business. This means that more than ever, they will need to think "outside the box." While practicing medicine has never been…more

Clinical practices of all types have become much more complex in recent years as regulations have become more pervasive and as our society of internet-fueled "experts" has become increasingly litigious. Practitioners engaged in…more

In recent times, acquisitions of control and minority stakes in investment managers have become prevalent. In a "people"-based service business such as this, and particularly considering certain regulatory concerns, these…more

Originally published in the New York State Bar Association Journal, July/August 2011, Vol. 83, No. 6. I have just celebrated my 55th birthday; I have become or soon will be an elder. Despite the irony that I've been an…more

Originally published in New York State Bar Association Journal, July/August 2011, Vol. 83, No. 6. The power of attorney is a powerful life estate planning document; as attorneys, we should treat it as such, both in the…more

As the new year begins, New York State is imposing a hefty new obligation on virtually all employers. As a result of the Wage Theft Prevention Act enacted last year, all private sector employers in New York must have each…more

You are in a diner, and at the next table is an elderly man feeding his middle-aged son, who is in a wheelchair. A neighbor, spry into her 80s, puts her 50-year-old daughter on a bus every morning, to travel to an adult day…more

You are sitting in your office, secure in the knowledge that you are practicing good medicine, when your receptionist announces that John Roe, an investigator from the New York State Department of Health, Office of Professional…more

As the first wave of baby boomers approaches age 65, their divorce rate is rising. Boomers, born between 1946 and 1964, already have a divorce rate triple that of their parents. Now they are pioneering a new trend in matrimonial…more

The deadlines are approaching for New York State Medicaid providers to submit their annual corporate compliance program and DRA certification forms with the Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG). Certification is…more

Effective July 24, 2011, New York became the sixth state in the country to legalize same-sex marriage, joining Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Washington, D.C. The new law - - the Marriage Equality…more

Introduction For most people, including employees, a day does not go by without accessing a social media site. Employees may frequent social media sites, even while at work. Social media sites include Facebook,…more

Individuals with autism, together with their loved ones, are experiencing a dynamic shift in the way society responds to the multitude of issues that touch most every aspect of their lives. This response includes greater public…more