24 Apr, 2024 NEW FTC RULE OUTLAWS NON-COMPETES By Joseph Saeli We previously reported that the Federal Trade Commission was considering a rule that would prohibit the enforcement of non-compete...
04 Apr, 2024 NY to Expand Diagnostic Privileges for Some Mental Health Providers, But Not All By Leah Ranke It is almost here after a nearly 2 year wait. New York State is set to expand its list of mental health professionals who can diagnose...
29 Mar, 2024 Bliss + Lex Opens on NY's Upper East Side By Aleece Burgio "Never in my wildest dreams did I think a cannabis conviction, that until now has created a barrier to jobs, housing and acceptance,...
21 Mar, 2024 Potential Impact of Real Estate Commission Changes on Consumers By Alexander Vilardo Real estate markets may experience a seismic shift if the changes in commission rates come into effect later this summer. By potentially...
05 Mar, 2024 Federal Court declares Corporate Transparency Act unconstitutional: applicable to some, not all. By Simon Honig There has been much talk about the recently effective Corporate Transparency Act, and the tens of millions of entities subject to its...
22 Feb, 2024 Pelkey discusses rapid growth among younger entrepreneurs with Buffalo News By Mike Barone The Buffalo News continues its series examining Western New York's start-up culture, and once again our Matthew Pelkey was sought for...
20 Feb, 2024 Public Flower Opens on Allen By Aleece Burgio Colligan Law is very excited to see its client, Public Flower, open its doors at 232 Allen Street. Public Flower is Buffalo's first...
19 Feb, 2024 The Evolution of the Buffalo Office Market, Post-Pandemic By Alexander Vilardo In the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Buffalo office market is undergoing significant changes. With remote work still prevalent,...
19 Feb, 2024 U.S. Dept. of Labor Independent Contractor Rule By Joseph Saeli In January 2024 the U.S. Department of Labor published a new Rule for determining whether a worker is an employee or an independent...
07 Feb, 2024 New Laws on Medical Debt Reporting, Collection and Forgiveness By Leah Ranke Medical debt is a huge problem estimated to affect 41% of the population, 100 million Americans, at a total burden of over $2 billion....
25 Jan, 2024 Colligan's Pelkey Lends Voice to Buffalo News Startup Story By Mike Barone The lead story in the January 25 edition of The Buffalo News takes a deep dive into the state of the Greater Buffalo startup community as...
18 Jan, 2024 Colligan Law Selects Honig as Associate By Mike Barone Colligan Law has hired Simon Honig as an associate attorney. Mr. Honig will assist clients and colleagues with general business matters,...
17 Jan, 2024 Business Data Privacy Enforcement Watch for 2024 By Leah Ranke All businesses now must safeguard all their employee and consumer data whether on servers, shared with vendors and other third parties,...
10 Jan, 2024 Colligan Law Promotes Three to Partner By Mike Barone Colligan Law LLP has promoted Margot Knab, Erick Kraemer and Alexander Vilardo to Partner. All three have been with the firm for several...
29 Dec, 2023 2024 New York Employment Law Update By Joseph Saeli Each year Colligan Law's Joe Saeli puts together a summary of the most pertinent legislative changes impacting employment law in New...
26 Dec, 2023 Governor Hochul Vetoes Non-Compete Bill By Joseph Saeli We reported previously about a bill which would have effectively banned employee non-compete agreements (a.k.a., non-competes) in New...