The Coppola Firm Announces 2 Super Lawyers
Coppola Firm founder, Lisa A. Coppola, Esq., was named a Super Lawyer for personal injury work and was ranked among the Top 25 female attorneys in Upstate New York in the 2020 Super Lawyers rankings. She has been named a Super Lawyer every year for at least the past...
HR Alert: Double the Trouble, Double the Fun?
A Presidential Memorandum issued August 8th directed the Secretary of the Treasury to use his authority to defer the withholding, deposit, and payment of the employee's share of Social Security tax for employees generally earning less than $4,000 in gross wages during...
Torts? A Personal Injury, Not a Cake
If you’re like most people, when you hear the world “torte” you think of the many varieties of wonderfully delicious cakes. In the legal field, though, “torts” are something completely different. A tort is a civil wrong, different than criminal liability, that causes...
HR Alert: COVID-19 Changes to Federal Law
As we've written about before, the federal government's worker-friendly legislative answer to the coronavirus was to pass the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) which became effective April 1, 2020. On Friday, September 11, 2020, the Department of Labor...
HR Alert: New Public Employer Obligation in New York
On September 7, 2020, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation which requires public employers to create an operation plan in order to protect employees in the event another communicable disease-related public health emergency arises. What must the...
Nursing Home Negligence
We place our elderly loved ones in nursing homes with the assumption that they can be better taken care of there. Unfortunately, elder abuse and neglect is all too common in the United States. The National Center on Elder Abuse has found that around 95% of nursing...
Why Are There So Many Accidents in the Summertime?
Living in Western New York, you may imagine that wintertime would hold the record for the most number of car accidents. You might think that ice-covered roads, excessive wind, and cars covered in snow not properly cleared off would result in more accidents. While...
Statute of Limitations for Sexual Harassment Cases Extended in the NY Division of Human Rights
About a year ago, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law several updates to the New York Human Rights Law to strengthen protections against discrimination and harassment. For example: The standard to establish a claim of harassment was reduced from having to...
See Your Doctor Following an Accident and Follow All Instructions
If you’ve been involved in any kind of accident, going to the doctor should be one of the first things you do. Even if you think you’re okay or your injuries are minor, symptoms can take a while to surface. A doctor can best assess the full extent of your injuries....
It’s All Fun and Games – Until It’s Not
There’s a risk of injury in all sports, but contact sports like football, hockey, wrestling, and boxing carry the greatest risk. Other sports like baseball, cheerleading, and equestrian events also carry a moderately-high risk of injury.
Ensuring Voting Rights in New York State
Last week, Governor Cuomo signed into law three measures intended to ensure that all voters have the opportunity to cast their ballot. Calling it "sweeping reform," his office touted the measures as great progress, including permitting absentee ballots due to COVID-19...
Medical Series: Episode 3
In this episode of our medical series, Jennifer Scharf, Esq. talks about independent medical examinations (IMEs) in the personal injury process. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeGIaa2wugg
Keep Calm and Ignore That Bad Driver
Road Rage. If you’ve been on the highway during rush hour or been cut off attempting to merge, you probably know the feeling. Most people have experienced some form of road rage, whether personally during a morning commute or vicariously while riding as a passenger....
Medical Series: Episode 2
Join our partner Jennifer Scharf, Esq. as she continues to share her insights. In this short video, she discusses back injuries and the interplay between physicians and attorneys. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIqsxwzlLWQ
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