Law, Accounting & Taxes

ITHACA — The Tompkins County Legislature on Sept. 19 approved a five-year performance-based contract awarded to the Tompkins County Assigned Counsel Office by the New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services.  Over the five-year period, the contract will provide more than $2.5 million to support programming and representation through assigned counsel. The focus is […]

Key components of new legislation “greatly expanding the scope” of New York State’s workplace anti-discrimination and sexual-harassment protections are now in effect.  The new provisions — which took effect Oct. 11 — eliminate the restriction that harassment be “severe or pervasive” in order for it to be legally actionable. They also prohibit confidentiality requirements in employment-discrimination

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced on Oct. 8 that he has promoted David Hasso to deputy comptroller for payroll, accounting, and revenue services. As deputy comptroller, Hasso will oversee the bureaus of state accounting operations, financial reporting & oil spill remediation, and state payroll services, as well as the Office of Unclaimed

SYRACUSE — U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D–N.Y.) has proposed the Build Local, Hire Local bill and made a recent stop in Syracuse to promote it. If it became law, the legislation would create new requirements for hiring workers to ensure that local residents are the first to benefit from new infrastructure projects in their community,

SYRACUSE — Edward J. Moses, a partner at Mackenzie Hughes LLP, has been named the 2019 Distinguished Lawyer award recipient by the Onondaga County Bar Association (OCBA).  Moses will receive the award at OCBA’s 144th annual dinner on Oct. 23 at the Syracuse Marriott Downtown. The Distinguished Lawyer award recognizes “a superior commitment to excellence