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From Dark Secrets To The Lions: A Life Of Success. An Exclusive Interview With Suzzanne Troiani Piccolo by Milano52
Oct 27, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 1202 1202 recommendations | email to a friend
   Tiziano Thomas Dossena : You went from President of a local club to vice District Governor, and then to District Governor. Did you find it difficult to adapt to the different duties or was it for you a natural flow situation? Sue Piccolo : I was actually nervous until I realized I have run a bu...
SAVED BY THE BELL? NOT REALLY. NEW SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICY MUST STILL BE IN PLACE BY OCTOBER 9, 2018 by cjleclaire
Oct 25, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 503 503 recommendations | email to a friend
 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO COMPLY WITH THE FINAL CHANGES TO NEW YORK STATE’S SEXUAL HARASSMENT TRAINING LAWS Ok, so October 9, 2018 came and went, and the Department of Labor hasn’t knocked down your door with notices that you are non-compliant with New York’s State’s new sexual harassment laws.  T...
What Is the Faragher-Ellerth Affirmative Defense? by cjleclaire
Oct 25, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 457 457 recommendations | email to a friend
 An Affirmative Defense for Employers Affirmative defense is a legal term that offers some degree of protection for employers. We live in volatile times, an age where #MeToo is changing the legal landscape and sexual harassment claims are becoming very prevalent. While many wrongs are being righte...
SAFETY FOLLOW UP-NEW SEWER JOB TO BEGIN AGAIN by godfather
Oct 24, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 592 592 recommendations | email to a friend
 Penelope Avenue sewer project restarts Oct. 29 by Benjamin Fang Follow up October 24, 2018 Wednesday Replacing sewers in Community Board 5 remains a priority. Last Wednesday, the board voted unanimously to have the redesign and reconstruction of sewer systems as the area’s top capital priority. D...
YOU DEAL TENANTS DIRECTLY AND HAVE THE HEADACHES Apartments-Rents are higher, and Landlords getting out of control by godfather
Oct 23, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 594 594 recommendations | email to a friend
 Apartments-Rents are higher, and Landlords getting out of control Areas-Middle Village, Maspeth, Glendale, New York After 40 years in the business I keep hearing something new. You think        you’ve heard it all but you haven’t. I built my reputation each year for 40 Years. I have been a Commun...
LAUGH! LAUGH! Start your day with a laugh. You need it by godfather
Oct 19, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 103 103 recommendations | email to a friend
 Are you living with a shopaholic? Plenty of them today. Does this sound familiar to you? You get up at 6:30a.m. to go to work. Take a bus to a train to travel to your job. Before you leave the house, you say goodbye to your girlfriend or wife, and she tells you I got things to do today, I made a ...
Being Italian American Is In The DNA Of My Being And Of My Work… An Interview With Playwright And Director Charles Messina by Milano52
Oct 12, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 626 626 recommendations | email to a friend
   Interview by Tiziano Thomas Dossena (Courtesy L'Idea Magazine NY) Charles Messina Charles Messina  is an American playwright, screenwriter, and director. Born in Greenwich Village, of Italian-American descent, he attended Xavier High School and then later, New York University. Known for his dec...
New Medical Fee Schedule for New York Workers’ Compensation Claims by cjleclaire
Oct 09, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 539 539 recommendations | email to a friend
 Worker’s Compensation Board Proposes New Medical Fee Schedule Board Seeks Comments before Finalizing Fee Schedule Changes Queens |NYC| Brooklyn |Bronx Workers’ Compensation Lawyers If you’ve been injured at work and filed a workers’ compensation claim, you know that you’re entitled to reimburseme...
Bedsores Due to Nursing Home Neglect – Frequently Asked Questions by cjleclaire
Oct 09, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 530 530 recommendations | email to a friend
 What Systems Should Hospital Staff Follow to Monitor Medical Conditions? Monitoring a medical condition in a patient requires following set medical standards and guidelines that have been established to ensure that treatment is working and that a patient is recovering. Medical schools at universi...
EMPLOYMENT LAW ALERT: EMPLOYER COMPLIANCE WITH NEW SEXUAL HARASSMENT LAWS COMMENCES ON OCTOBER 9, 2018 by cjleclaire
Oct 09, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 512 512 recommendations | email to a friend
 A BRIEF BY COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO COMPLY WITH THE NEWLY ENACTED NEW YORK STATE AND NEW YORK CITY SEXUAL HARASSMENT TRAINING LAWS Author:   CHRISTOPHER L. VAN DE WATER, ESQ. MANAGING PARTNER THE VAN DE WATER LAW FIRM, P.C. In 2018, both New York State and New York City ...