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The Confidentiality Clause – The Abuse That Keeps on Giving
Jul 26, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
by   Bill Cafaro   |   Jul 25, 2017   |   confidentiality clause The First Amendment guarantees us the right to free speech, but unfortunately, it is generally legal to force employees (or anyone e...
What Losses Does a Workers’ Compensation Cover?
Jul 26, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 21 21 recommendations | email to a friend
What Losses Does a Workers’ Compensation Cover? by   Pyrros & Serres LLP   |   Jul 25, 2017 When you have been injured at work, your injuries can extend beyond the obvious ones. What happens if you...
Queens Construction Site Accident Injures Workers in Long Island City
Jul 26, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 28 28 recommendations | email to a friend
by   Sackstein Sackstein & Lee, LLP   |   Jul 12, 2017 On June 26, when a scaffolding collapsed, six construction workers suffered injury at a Queens construction site accident in Long Island City....
Race Discrimination Lawsuit: Rosebud Restaurants Settled, Paying $1.9 Million
Jul 26, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 25 25 recommendations | email to a friend
Author: NYC Employment Defense Attorneys In a race discrimination lawsuit, the EEOC sued Rosebud Restaurants and parties settled for the amount of $1.9 million. The   EEOC   brought a lawsuit again...
NEW YORK FIFA — THE FREELANCE ISN’T FREE ACT
Jul 12, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 51 51 recommendations | email to a friend
by   Stephen D. Hans   | Jul 6, 2017 |   Employment Defense Attorney ,   The Freelance Isn’t Free Act What does FIFA mean for business owners? Small business owners in New York City already are und...
NYC Carwash Law Ruled Illegal Due to Promoting Unionization
Jul 12, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 90 90 recommendations | email to a friend
Recently a NY federal judge ruled that the NYC Carwash law was illegal because it promoted unionization of carwashes.   In 2015, the NYC Council passed a law to regulate car wash businesses. The Co...
What Is a Consequential Injury in a Workers’ Compensation Case?
Jul 12, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 61 61 recommendations | email to a friend
by   Pyrros & Serres LLP   |   Jun 29, 2017 Understanding Consequential Injuries in Workers’ Compensation Cases New York City | Queens | Brooklyn | Bronx Workers’ Compensation Lawyers In the afterm...
Deadly Truck Accident in Long Island City, Queens
Jul 12, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 129 129 recommendations | email to a friend
by   Sackstein Sackstein & Lee, LLP   |   Jul 7, 2017 On Saturday, June 24 around 6:00 a.m., a car crashed into a tractor-trailer in Long Island City, Queens. According to   CBS New York   , the dr...
Milo Yiannopoulos Sues Simon & Schuster – Bet They Wish They Had a Morals Clause, but What’s a Morals Clause?
Jul 12, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 53 53 recommendations | email to a friend
by   Bill Cafaro   |   Jul 11, 2017   | According to the   lawsuit   he filed on Friday, July 7, 2017, Simon & Schuster refused to publish his most recent book,   Dangerous , because of allegations...
BOOK EXPO AMERICA 2017: Lots of great authors!
Jun 14, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 248 248 recommendations | email to a friend
  Article by Tiziano Thomas Dossena BEA’s annual encounter in New York (which by the way has missed a step last year by exhibiting in Chicago instead) started under a bad auspice on Wednesday, May ...

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Hip Hop Festival comes to Downtown Brooklyn
Downtown Brooklyn came alive on Thursday, July 13th, as the Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival made its way to the area for the first time.
Jul 26, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Louis Armstrong museum to expand with new education center
Last week, a ground-breaking ceremony was held for the new 14,000 sq. ft. Louis Armstrong House Museum Education Center.
Jul 26, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Check out the delightful show "Lollipops for Breakfast" at Flushing Town Hall.
Weekly Entertainment Calendar - July 27 - August 3
Entertainment events happening in Brooklyn and Queens
Jul 26, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Six Years Later: The ‘brotherhood’ remains for St. John’s basketball
DJ Kennedy, Paris Horne and Justin Burrell speak on their brotherhood and careers after their days at St. John's
Jul 26, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Brooklyn Bridge Park is packed with activities through August
There’s still plenty of time left for summer. And there’s still plenty of entertainment going on at Brooklyn Bridge Park.
Jul 18, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 26 26 recommendations | email to a friend
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Flushing Town Hall hosts benefit concert
Flushing Town Hall will host a benefit concert on Friday, July 28, to support the continuation of funding for the arts and arts programming.
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Enjoy the family-friendly show "The Lion's Whiskers," based on the traditional folktale, at Highland Park
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‘American Idol’ alum on her anti-bullying program & debut EP
Casey McQuillen is a musician who sounds pretty exceptional and whose heart is even better.
Jul 11, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Bringing together police and community through theatre
On Saturday, July 15th, the Brooklyn Public Library will put on a production of “Antigone in Ferguson” in Brownsville in order to help bridge the growing divide between the community and law enforc...
Jul 11, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 32 32 recommendations | email to a friend
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Which dog is in it to win it? Catch the cutest fashion show ever at the 4th Annual Doggy Fashion Show in front of Freddy's Bar.
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Jul 11, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
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Jenna Boyd and Tequan Richmond in “Nowhere, Michigan.”
A look at the upcoming Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema
The Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema recently announced the film lineup for its inaugural 10-day festival in August.
Jul 07, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 49 49 recommendations | email to a friend
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Shortstacks hosts teen-driven fashion show
Last Thursday, Shortstack held its 11th annual charity fashion show at Terrace on the Park.
Jul 05, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 62 62 recommendations | email to a friend
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Summer performers and staff at Flushing Town Hall
Summer lineup for Flushing Town Hall
Summer 2017 will see a new batch of dazzling performances, workshops and artworks at Flushing Town Hall.
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Get your polka on with a performance by The Polka Brothers at Juniper Valley Park.
Weekly Entertainment Calendar - July 13 - July 20
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Fireworks show at Astoria Park
A quick guide to July 4th activities in Brooklyn and Queens
Just because the summer’s biggest holiday falls on a Tuesday doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate everything red, white and blue.
Jun 27, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 29 29 recommendations | email to a friend
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