Tag: Employment

Buying & Selling Exit Amazon
Exit Amazon

Updated 2/19/19 New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wasn't the only person disappointed about Amazon pulling out of the controversial deal to bring its second headquarters to Long Island City.   The online retailing giant’s surprising reversal…

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Management New York Workers' Compensation Law
2014 November New York Workers' Compensation Law

Workers' compensation as we know it today—the insurance system that provides medical care and other benefits for workers who become sick or injured in the course of doing their jobs—grew out of the European labor movement in the late 19th …

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Board Operations Evaluating Your Management Team
2011 October Evaluating Your Management Team

The relationship between boards and management is, by its very nature, a deep and complex one. The two sides rely upon one another to ensure the smooth oversight of their co-op and condo communities. Both are dedicated to doing everyth…

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Q&A Q&A:
2010 October Q&A:

Q Is a co-op in New York City compelled to have a live-in superintendent? If so, can he be fired if it is proven that his legal residence is in another state? Our super is never around and when he is in the area he is usually at another…

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Q&A Q&A: Drafting a Super Contract
2010 May Q&A: Drafting a Super Contract

Q “My building has recently turned co-op and we are trying to create a contract for a new super. I would like to know if there is some type of guideline that I can follow to specify what the super's duties will be. We would feel more…

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Q&A Q&A: Withholding Taxes for Employee Gifts
2008 May Q&A: Withholding Taxes for Employee Gifts

Q Our condo gives out gifts (in monetary form) to the employees of the building. The gifts go through the president of the board first. The president has created a separate bank account for employee gifts. Is this breaking any laws? Shoul…

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