Worker Law Worries Industry Leaders

8/23/2011   The North Coast farm industry, which traditionally relied heavily on both legal and illegal immigrants, are increasingly getting worried about a proposal by Republican Congressmen requiring all employers to verify the legal immigration status of their workers electronically. According to industry leaders, the effect of mandating the program called #-Verify without restructuring and […]

Office Apps Legal Industry Sales Team Disbanded by Microsoft

8/23/2011   Microsoft’s team of legal-industry specialists whose duty is focused on selling Office applications to big law firms were disbanded by the software giant this week. Ironically, the team became a victim of its own success and was deemed unnecessary after large law firms already purchase the core Office programs and are starting to […]

Rifle Hunting Allowed by New Law in Wyoming County

8/22/2011   Rifle hunting has now become legal in Wyoming County. This is after the bill permitting the use of rifles when hunting in that place was signed into law. Traditionally, hunters in Wyoming County can only use shotguns, muzzleloaders, pistols and bows when they are hunting large game. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo ended […]

Cap on the Trucking Industry Proposed

8/22/2011   A limit in size and weight of semi trucks, as well as the driver hours-of-service, is being sought by advocates for the purpose of making the roads a little bit safer. Highlighting their push for reform on interstate trucking-law with narrations of families who were torn apart by trucking accidents, they are asking […]

Use of Plastic Checkout Bags is Now Banned

8/21/2011   The East Hampton Village Board on Friday voted to prohibit the use of plastic checkout bags in the area. Before it was ultimately passed, a lot of comments were heard from people on opposite sides of the debate. Linda James, a resident of East Hampton, said that a number of towns and villages […]

Onorato Reveals that Natural-Gas Referendum Could be Blocked by “Legal Issues”

8/21/2011   Legal concerns were raised on Wednesday by Dan Onorato, the Allegheny County Executive, on the city’s planned referendum regarding natural gas production. He said that the issues may be grave enough to prevent the question from being shown on the November ballot. Mr. Onorato revealed that elections officials and county lawyers are currently […]

Lawsuit Filed by Firearms Industry Against ATF

8/20/2011   A lawsuit was filed today by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The trade association for America’s firearms industry is challenging the legal authority of the government agency under the Gun Control Act, to compel some 8,500 federally licensed firearms dealers in four […]

Temp Lawyers in Limelight as Lawsuit against McDermott Proceeds

8/20/ 2011   A contentious lawsuit filed by a former client against law firm McDermott Will & Emery is putting the spotlight on the widespread use by the legal industry of roaming “contract” attorneys who check documents for a much lower hourly wages. J-M Manufacturing Co., the largest plastic pipe maker in the world, hired […]

Aggressive Pursuit of Fair Lending Cases Drive by the Government Alarms Bankers

8/19/2011   The Justice Department’s aggressive drive to investigate fair lending claims is prompting an adverse reaction from bankers who have been claiming that the government is abusing its authority and contradicting the findings made by other federal regulators In reaction to the financial crisis, the Obama administration has taken aim at banks, alleging redlining […]

New Law Cheered by Wineries

8/19/2011   Up to five branch stores could now be operated by farm wineries under one license as part of the new law that reduces state regulations on the wine industry. Although wine makers in the state still have to convince lawmakers in New York to permit the sale of their products in various grocery […]