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Bonadio Group to expand NYC footprint with planned merger
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Bonadio Group — a Rochester–based accounting firm that operates an office in Syracuse — plans to expand its footprint in the New York City area. Ganer + Ganer, a New York City–based accounting firm, plans to merge its operations with the Bonadio Group. Ganer + Ganer will begin operating under the […]
New state bills on wage theft, overdraft fees signed into law
ALBANY, N.Y. — During his final days in office, then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed bills focused on wage theft and requiring banks to take several actions that prevent overdraft fees. Details on both bill signings were announced Aug. 19. Wage theft One of the measures that Cuomo signed relates to strengthening laws prohibiting wage theft. It
AAA Western & Central New York hires new corporate counsel
AAA Western and Central New York has announced the hiring of Elizabeth (Liz) Bove as corporate counsel. Bove, who will work from AAA’s headquarters in Amherst (suburban Buffalo), will represent AAA on all legal matters and provide legal counsel to the organization. She most recently worked as a senior associate at Phillips Lytle LLP in Buffalo, AAA
New York’s small-business COVID-19 recovery grant program expands eligibility
ALBANY, N.Y. — More small businesses can now apply for funding in New York’s $800 million COVID-19 small-business recovery grant program. Starting Wednesday, businesses with
Hochul sworn in, wants New Yorkers to “believe in their government again”
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul says she wants New Yorkers “to believe in their government again.” “It’s important to me that people have faith.
U.S. Customs agents seize $2.8 million in counterfeit watches at Rochester airport
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Rochester Airport Port of Entry recently seized designer watches worth nearly $3 million
UnitedHealth Group to pay over $15M after mental-health coverage investigation
NEW YORK CITY — A major health insurer with an office in Syracuse will pay $15.6 million and take other corrective actions following investigations and litigation by the New York State Attorney General’s office and the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL). United Behavioral Health and UnitedHealthcare Insurance are part of Minnetonka, Minnesota–based UnitedHealth Group. UnitedHealthcare
NYS Common Retirement Fund up nearly 6% in latest quarter
ALBANY —The New York State Common Retirement Fund’s estimated return in the quarter ending June 30 was 5.82 percent, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The fund ended the quarter with an estimated value of $268.3 billion. “The financial markets remain strong, as industry sectors and companies recover and adapt to the pandemic,”
VIEWPOINT: IRS Updates American Rescue Plan Act Guidance
On July 29, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) updated its Tax Credits for Paid Leave Under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 guidance. As a reminder, private-sector employers with fewer than 500 employees could voluntarily elect to extend ARPA benefits to their employees through Sept. 30, and in exchange, receive a federal tax credit. Under
Onondaga County mandates that school employees get vaccinated or face weekly testing
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — All interfacing employees of Onondaga County schools will have to provide proof that they’ve been vaccinated or agree to undergo weekly COVID-19
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