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Overtime Myths in the Restaurant Industry
Oct 11, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 186 186 recommendations | email to a friend
Overtime myths can circulate in any line of work, and the restaurant industry is no exception. Some of the most prevalent myths deal with wages and overtime. As an employer, it is vital that you do...
Do You Need a Witness to a Workplace Accident?
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by   Pyrros & Serres LLP   |   Oct 10, 2017   |   Workers Compensation Attorneys   |   0 comments In New Jersey, if you’ve been injured on the job, you have a right to seek benefits to cover your d...
Don’t Accept Business as Usual—Let Us Help You Get the Compensation You Deserve
Oct 11, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 195 195 recommendations | email to a friend
by   Pyrros & Serres LLP   |   Oct 6, 2017   |   blog ,   Queens Workers Comp Attorneys ,   Workers Compensation Attorneys When you’ve been injured on the job, you are entitled to seek disability b...
The Diverse Culture in Queens Extends to Its Restaurants, Too!!
Sep 29, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 564 564 recommendations | email to a friend
It’s no secret that the borough of Queens is one of the most ethnically diverse communities anywhere on the planet. For anyone who loves great food and wants to try something different, it’s a virt...
Something You May Not Have Known about Queens
Sep 26, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 142 142 recommendations | email to a friend
  A:   The borough derived its name from the Portuguese princess Catherine of Braganza, who was the queen of England when Queens as founded in 1683. Explorers and colonists had been in the area, th...
How Does Your Lawyer Get Paid in a Workers’ Compensation Case?
Sep 25, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 618 618 recommendations | email to a friend
by   Pyrros & Serres LLP   |   Sep 20, 2017   |   Workers Compensation Attorneys ,   Workers Compensation Claims Attorney New York City | Queens | Brooklyn | Bronx Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Whe...
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by Sackstein Sackstein & Lee, LLP | Sep 20, 2017 | Blog , Crane Accidents Crane accidents in the construction industry are relatively common, and this is because of the inherent dangers involved wi...
Crane Accidents in the Construction Industry: Inherent Dangers
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Three People Die, Two Ejected, in Medford Long Island Car Accident
Sep 25, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 161 161 recommendations | email to a friend
by   Sackstein Sackstein & Lee, LLP   |   Sep 6, 2017   |   Car Accidents   |   0 comments Three people died in a Medford, Long Island car accident when a car crashed into an SUV on August 15, 2017...
Starbucks Baristas Complain About Company’s Parental-Leave Policies
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Posted on   September 24, 2017, Stephen D. Hans & Associates by   sdhans Starbucks made its company stand out from many others when it put in place a six-weeks paid parental leave policy for eligib...

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Rego (no) Park(ing)
Dear Editor, Community Board 6 and the city are congratulating themselves for doing away with 198 parking spaces on Queens Boulevard in Rego Park and Forest Hills. Obviously none of them has a memb...
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Cruel cuts
Dear Editor, Regarding Jen Khedaroo's July 6th article, "Spectrum outage affects 60,000," as a Spectrum customer and ally of organized labor, I support IBEW Local 3's strike against Charter Communi...
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Overdue repairs
Dear Editor, With the necessary repairs already beginning in Penn Station, our overtaxed transit system is likely to become even more overburdened, despite additional train cars and extra bus servi...
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Trumpcare is no care
Dear Editor, Please help prevent the deaths and misery that would be the result of the Republican health plan. Under it, basic health care would be denied to those who need it most while cutting ta...
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Help the homeless
Dear Editor Mayor Bill de Blasio claims some panhandlers are doing it for fun, yet in my opinion many are doing so because they are homeless and have no income. Many are addicts and mentally ill, o...
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Acosta's ire
Dear Editor, CNN's Jim Acosta is incensed, as evidenced by his recent bullying of Sarah Huckabee Sanders, that the White House is going to limit the number of press briefings and restrict them to j...
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Charter cheats workers
Dear Editor, As a Spectrum customer, I support the IBEW Local 3 strike against Charter Communications and its protest last week in Fresh Meadows against using out-of-state contractors. But the labo...
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Reality TV
Dear Editor, This year marks the centenary of the birth of John F. Kennedy, a president who came to power at the start of the Age of Television in politics. This has ushered in politics as entertai...
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Life's a beach
Dear Editor Governor Chris Christie gave the shaft on New Jersey with the closing of beaches, and yet he and his family get to go to the beach. The hardworking people of New Jersey and businesses i...
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To the flags
Dear Editor, I would like to thank everyone involved with the American Flag Project in Broad Channel, a group of patriotic men, woman and children who took on the job of collecting donations and ra...
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Ach du lieber Himmel!
Dear Editor, How could Mayor de Blasio have the chutzpah to leave for Hamburg, Germany, after one of our brave police officers was gunned down in cold blood? He was also not present at the Police A...
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Poor health bill
Dear Editor, Health insurance is more than a policy, it’s peace of mind. It’s knowing your family will be cared for and not having to worry about going broke when you get sick. That’s why I strongl...
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King Carl
Dear Editor, As Albany's legislative session neared a close, some key bills faced an uncertain future in the Assembly. A bill passed by the Senate to make assaults on for-hire drivers a felony met ...
Jul 03, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 170 170 recommendations | email to a friend
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Your debt
Dear Editor, Debt clocks should be installed at City Hall, Albany and Washington. Every time any legislative body raises debt and the executive branch signs off, they should see what future generat...
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To the sailors
Dear Editor, Seven sailors died aboard the USS Fitzgerald after it was hit by the Philippine-flagged ACX Crystal near Japan. The 300 sailors went into action, containing the flooding and saving the...
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