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Cuomo says CNY, four other regions are on track to enter phase four of reopening on Friday
NEW YORK, N.Y. — The Central New York, Mohawk Valley, North Country, Southern Tier, and Finger Lakes regions are on track to enter phase four
Utica accounting firms to merge
UTICA, N.Y. — Feldman & Company CPAs, LLP, a Utica–based accounting firm, plans to merge with D’Arcangelo & Co., LLP in a deal that will
Afraid to Step Out of Your Comfort Zone? Then You Can’t Lead in the Age of COVID
COVID-19 has disrupted the business world, and the “normal” of a few months ago may never return. In this new landscape, how business leaders process and react to new challenges will be crucial. Using critical-thinking skills to make sound business decisions in a complicated, constantly changing world has never been more important. Critical thinking in
Hammond named VP on NYSSCPA board of directors
Timothy J. Hammond, principal in the Syracuse office of The Bonadio Group, has been elected to serve as a vice president on the board of directors of the New York State Society of CPAs (NYSSCPA). He was one of four elected Society VPs who began their terms of office on June 1, the organization announced.
Barclay Damon lawyers, staff have option to keep working from home
SYRACUSE — Even with most of its Northeast offices reopened, the attorneys and staff of Barclay Damon, LLP have the option to continue working from home for all or part of a given week. The firm has reopened most of its offices, with the exception of its location in New York City, says Connie Cahill,
Utica Mayor introduces new zoning ordinance
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica Mayor Robert Palmieri has unveiled a measure that would update the City of Utica’s zoning ordinance. The proposal would bring the
New York extends suspension of state-debt collection
New York State has for a third time renewed an order to halt the collection of medical and student debt owed to the state for an additional 30-day period. The debt has been “specifically referred” to the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) for collection, per a June 16 news release. In response to “continuing
Gillibrand co-sponsors proposed HEAL Act
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D–N.Y.) says she will co-sponsor a bill that would “remove barriers” to health care for immigrants as the nation and immigrant communities are “grappling with the ongoing impact of COVID-19.” The proposal is titled the Health Equity and Access under the Law (HEAL) for Immigrant Women and Families Act. Gillibrand’s office
Hancock Estabrook summer associates complete their work virtually
SYRACUSE — Law students Nabil Akl and Bryan O’Keefe recently spent about a month working with Syracuse law firm Hancock Estabook, LLP as summer associates. Because of the COVID-19 restrictions, their work with the firm has been “100 percent virtual,” Mary Miner, hiring partner with Hancock Estabrook, tells CNYBJ in an email message. Akl and
Board Directors Beware: Potential Liability in Data-Breach Suit
On April 28, 2020, a shareholder of Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LabCorp) started a derivative action against LabCorp, and several of its individual directors and officers. The complaint arises from two major data security incidents and principally alleges that the individual defendants breached their fiduciary duties in a myriad of ways. LabCorp is one of
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