Rent concession is a term that frequently appears in discussions about leasing and renting properties, especially in bustling urban environments like New York City. It refers to various incentives or discounts offered by landlords to attract tenants. These concessions can take many forms, including reduced rent for a certain period, free amenities, or other financial incentives. In a competitive market like New York, understanding rent concessions can significantly impact a tenant's decision-mak...
In March of 2022, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued updated guidance on “caregiver discrimination” in the workplace consideringworkplace changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Do You Need an Employment Attorney? If you need legal help for something happening in your workplace, set up a FREE consultation today. CONTACT US NOW The COVID-19 pandemic drastically altered many employees’ work and personal obligations. Workers with caregiving responsibilities ... ...
The EEO-1 Form is a report that certain companies must file with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). If an employer has at least 100employees or a federal contract has at least 50 employers, they are required to submit an EEO-1 Form under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1967. Do You Need an Employment Attorney? If you need legal help with something happening in your workplace, set up a FREE consultation today. CONTACT US NOWThe EEO-1 Form reports informa... ...
Final Word in Legal Challenges to CMS and OSHA Vaccine Mandate RuleThe legal battle over vaccine COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the workplace continues. Guidelines continue to evolve and be further defined with each new legal challenge. On November 4, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) made mandatory, COVID-19 vaccinations for healthcare workers across the country. Since then, its constitutionality has undergone numerous legal challenges. The United States Supreme Court rec...
Attorney Gennady Litvin began practicing law in 2008 after graduating from the University of Miami Law School. Over the past 14 years in practice, Mr. Litvin has focused primarily on real estate law. He prides himself on aiding families who are facing home foreclosure proceedings.Before joining the legal team at The Moshes Law Firm, Mr. Litvin was the managing partner of his own foreclosure prevention law firm. There, he spent years learning the ins and outs of real estate law, including negotia...
What to Know About Employer Vaccination Requirements With the omni variant quickly dominating the headlines this holiday season and with the COVID-19 virus still being a very major threat, whether you’re a business owner or an attorney, it is important to be aware of the current vaccination requirements for employers in New York City. This is particularly important as the mayor of New York City has taken a tough stance when it comes to vaccinations and whether or not business can operate. Acc...
Are Vaccine Mandates OK and What Are Reasonable Accommodations? Many employers may be asking themselves if it is really OK to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine, and the answer is yes. The EEOC states that employers are allowed to require that any employees who physically enter the workplace be vaccinated against COVID-19 as long as the employer provides reasonable accommodations for their employees when necessary. Reasonable accommodations are necessary for those who hold ...
Communication is one of the most important skills a lawyer will use throughout their career. Whether in a courtroom, negotiating a settlement, writing a motion, or speaking with clients, lawyers use some form of communication every day. Effective communication for lawyers is a critical factor for success.Need Help Improving Communication With Your Lawyer or Legal Team?If you’re unsure how to clearly communicate your legal concerns or want stronger client-lawyer communication in your case, a New ...
The Moshes Law Firm is excited to announce that its associate attorney Gennady Litvin has once again been nominated by Super Lawyers to its 2021 New York Metro Rising Stars list. This marks the seventh of the past eight years in which Mr. Litvin has been nominated to the Rising Star list by Super Lawyers. The Moshes Law Firm is proud to have Mr. Litvin as an associate attorney and to offer his top-tier legal expertise to our clients and friends.About Attorney Gennady LitvinGennady Litvin has bee...
Lawyers are famous for their use of complicated and hard to understand writing. Sometimes when ordinary people (read: non-lawyers) receive lawyers’ emails, documents or contracts they pass over the document without developing a deep comprehension of the material. They shrug that off because they expect legalese to be complex and think that it all must mean something. It sometimes doesn’t. The other day, a member of our marketing team was working on our most recent newsletter on “Mortgage Conting...
Lawyer burnout is not an uncommon trend, particularly among litigators who have pushed themselves beyond their limits. Attorneys regularly work stressful schedules often staying at work into the long hours of the evening. Many attorneys cope with their debilitating anxiety and depression by starting bad habits that can cause serious long term mental, emotional, and even physical harm. Despite the lengthy schedules, debilitating anxiety, and high rates of lawyer burnout, does attorney mental ...
As much as we may want to strive for perfection in the legal profession, all lawyers make legal mistakes. Bad or negligent lawyering is not limited to any particular practice area. Lawyers in all legal fields including employment discrimination lawyers, sexual harassment lawyers, personal injury lawyers, and real estate attorneys make mistakes. When a lawyer makes a legal mistake, it often results in a setback for his or her client and can even cause an unfavorable result in court. Due to these ...
The Southern District of New York recently denied Document Technologies, Inc.’s (“DTI”) motion for a preliminary injunction to enforce restrictive covenants against four former employees as well as against a competitor, LDiscovery, who hired the four former employees. See In re Document Techs. Litig., No. 17-cv-2405, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 104811 (S.D.N.Y. July 5, 2017). In this case, DTI alleged that the former employees (“Individual Defendants”) conspired with LDiscovery to misappropriate th...
In Peerenboom v. Marvel Entertainment, LLC, 2017 NY Slip Op 01981 (1st Dep’t March 16, 2017), the New York Appellate Division, First Department, held that an employee did not have a reasonable expectation of privacy in his employer-owned email account and, therefore, any emails exchanged with his personal attorney through this email system were not protected by attorney-client privilege. For the same reason, the First Department found that any emails exchanged with his wife through the same em...
In Sheng v. M&TBank Corp., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 1912 (2d Cir. Feb. 2, 2017), the Second Circuit Court of Appeals held that the District Court erred in permitting the admission of an employer’s offer of reinstatement because the offer was, as a matter of law, not unconditional. In this case, the plaintiff was working remotely in Los Angeles as Team Lead for the defendant’s New York office through the defendant’s Alternative Work Arrangement policy. While working remotely, the plaintiff notif...
In the absence of a contractual agreement, an employee is free to solicit customers from his former employer unless trade secrets are involved or fraudulent methods are employed. If you’re unsure how these rules apply to your situation, consult a New York City employment attorney. In determining whether a trade secret exists, New York courts consider the following factors: (1) the extent to which the information is known outside of the business; (2) the extent to which it is known b...
As Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and New York Labor Law (“NYLL”) claims usually revolve around the same set of operative facts, plaintiffs frequently pursue, in the same lawsuit, the FLSA claims as a collective action and the NYLL claims as a class action under Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (“Rule 23”).The primary difference between a Rule 23 class action and an FLSA collective action is the manner in which a class is formed. In order to participate in an FLSA collective ac...
517 Brighton Beach Avenue, 2nd Floor Brooklyn, New York 11235
111 Town Square Place, Suite 1236-C, Jersey City, NJ 07310
500 7th Avenue, New York, NY 10018
42 Guy Lombardo Ave, Freeport, NY 11520
We are here for you on evenings, weekends and holidays and will work around your schedule to defend your rights.
