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Q: What is a beneficiary designation and why is it important to consider?A: A beneficiary designation is a document that specifies how certain types of assets, including life insurance, annuities, …
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By Jayson J.R. Choi
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7/18/13
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Q: I obtained a summer internship through my college career center in a field relevant to my major. I am working full-time for a private, for-profit employer. However, I am not getting paid. Is this …
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By Max Sicherman
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7/16/13
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Q: What is the State Environmental Quality Review Act, and what could it mean for me?
A: The State Environmental Quality Review Act (known by its acronym SEQRA) is a complex State statute …
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By A. Thomas Levin
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7/16/13
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One of the more contentious issues in this country over the past decade has been immigration reform. In last year’s presidential election, Mitt Romney garnered only 27 percent of the Hispanic vote as a result of the failure by the Republican Party to pass an immigration overhaul bill that would make it easier for immigrants to gain citizenship.
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7/10/13
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A North Bellmore lawyer was recently named the 111th president of the Nassau County Bar Association.
Peter Mancuso, 59, was sworn into his position with the largest suburban bar association in the country when Marian Rice’s one-year term ended on May 31. Mancuso is the first assistant district attorney to be elected as the organization’s president since it was founded in 1899.
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By Julie Mansmann
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6/20/13
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Q: I own a business and one of my customers filed for bankruptcy, is there anything I should do?
A: Yes, there is actually quite a lot you should do, and the explanation of everything would be …
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By Thomas R. Slome
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6/14/13
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Q: I understand that a new law was enacted in January 2013 regarding the Federal estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax.
A: Yes, in April 2013, the Treasury Department …
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By Carmela Montesano
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6/14/13
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Q: My proposed employment agreement contains a non-compete clause. How does that affect me?A: Courts can enforce narrowly drawn non-competition covenants that are designed to protect an …
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By Erica B. Garay
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6/12/13
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Q: My commercial property has been cited for pollution and I have to spend money to clean up. Does that reduce my taxes while I can’t use the property?
A: The answer is maybe, as all …
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By Richard G. Fromewick
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6/12/13
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Q: I’ve inherited stock in a corporation that my uncle owned. What rights do I have?
A: You need to know what rights your uncle had to transfer the …
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By Erica B. Garay
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5/14/13
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