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VIEWPOINT: Enforceability of non-competes for terminated employees in New York depends on location
A decent case from the Appellate Division, First Department — King v. Marsh & McLennan Agency, LLC (Feb. 11, 2021) — serves as a reminder that, depending on where your business is located within New York state, a different rule applies for the enforceability of your employee non-competition and non-solicitation covenants when you terminate someone without cause. Specifically, […]
VIEWPOINT: The Need for Employee-Benefit Audits Remains but with Changes
The past year changed almost everything, but one thing that remains the same is the need for retirement-plan sponsors to engage an independent accountant to perform an annual audit of their plan. Currently, any qualified retirement plan — 401(k), defined benefit, 403(b), and others — with 100 or more qualified participants (regardless of whether they are participating
Ashley McGraw Architects names new CEO
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Ashley McGraw Architects, D.P.C. of Syracuse has announced Matthew Broderick as its new CEO. Broderick has been serving as the firm’s president
Oneida County unveils decals for businesses, residents to show they’ve been vaccinated
UTICA, N.Y. — Business owners and residents who want to let others know they’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19 have a new way of showing that
Oneida County expands vaccine waiting list to age 18-49 group
UTICA, N.Y. —Oneida County has expanded its excess-vaccine waiting list to include everyone age 18-49. County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. said the county is
Rochester firm acquires Binghamton internet-service provider
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Plexicomm, LLC, a Binghamton–based internet-service provider, will soon have a new owner. Rochester–based Greenlight Networks on Tuesday said it has signed an
North Country Orthopaedic Group joins staff at Carthage, Ogdensburg hospitals
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — The doctors at North Country Orthopaedic Group (NCOG) in Watertown have joined the medical staff of the hospitals serving both Carthage and
Broome Leadership Institute to hold graduation event Thursday in Endwell
ENDWELL, N.Y. — The Broome Leadership Institute (BLI) will hold a graduation dinner and ceremony for its Class of 2021 on Thursday. The event is
Le Moyne College plans for in-person learning for its fall semester
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Le Moyne College is planning on a return to in-person undergraduate classes for the fall 2021 semester, which will also include a
M&T Bank Fund awards grants to Mohawk Valley organizations
UTICA, N.Y. — Seven Mohawk Valley nonprofits will benefit from more than $160,000 in grants that the M&T Bank/Partners Trust Bank Charitable Fund (MTPT) awarded
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