Employment Law
Does a New York Employer Have to Keep a Personnel File? What the Law Requires
No New York law says "keep a personnel file," but wage, I-9 and payroll rules already require one. What § 210-b adds on November 8, 2026.
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Employment Law
Where New York's 10-Day Personnel File Rule Came From: The Counseling Memo
Labor Law § 210-b gives every New York employee what teacher contracts have long given: notice of a write-up and a written answer in the file.
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Motion issues
Can You Sue Over a Bad Google Review in NY? What Shapiro v Kushnick-Carr Means (2026)
A NY appeals court dismissed an attorney's defamation suit over a Google review of his firm and awarded the reviewer attorney's fees. Read this before you sue.
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Employment Law
EEOC Charge or New York Lawsuit? Which Path Is Worth More for a Discrimination Claim
An EEOC charge: Title VII, a 300-day clock, a damages cap. A New York Human Rights Law suit: no charge, no cap. The election of remedies, explained.
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Discovery
Nassau Police Ordered to Pay $34,690.50 in FOIL Fees: What Meyer Means After a Crash
The Second Department raised a FOIL fee award against the Nassau County Police Department from $12,000 to $34,690.50. The statute, the math, and the FOIL clock.
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Pedestrian Accidents
Long Island Pedestrian Crashes After Dark: State Data Before the Clocks Change
From November through January, 485 of 520 evening pedestrian crashes in Nassau and Suffolk happened in the dark. State and federal data, with the CSV files.
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Employment Law
Document It or Lose It: Why the Personnel File Decides New York Discrimination Cases
The employer needs a legitimate reason with no nexus to your complaint, and it must be in the file. Labor Law § 210-b gives you that file from November 8, 2026.
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Employment Law
Retaliation in New York After 2019: "Reasonably Likely to Deter" and "Motivated in Part"
Title VII needs but-for causation and a materially adverse act. New York's Human Rights Law asks less. Three tests, the employer's paper problem, what to save.
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Why a New York Employment Case Is Worth More Than It Was in 2019
Seven years after chapter 160 of 2019: no severe-or-pervasive test, every employer covered, punitive damages, liberal construction. Why the dismissals stopped.
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Employment Law
Paid Below the Posted Range? What Labor Law § 194-b Does and Does Not Do for You
New York postings have carried a pay range since September 17, 2023. The range is not a lawsuit and not a comparator; the § 194 claim is proved with payroll.
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Discovery
FOIL and the Court System's Memos to Judges: NYCLU v OCA (1st Dept 2026)
On September 29, 2026 the First Department upheld an order to release 22 OCA memos to judges under FOIL. What the ruling holds, and what it leaves open.
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Personal Injury
Can New York Be Liable for a Parkway Crash Where There Was No Median Barrier?
A Patchogue family says a Bethpage Parkway crossover crash was preventable. What a claim against the State needs: notice, design immunity, and the 90-day clock.
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Attorney Jason Tenenbaum has been representing injured individuals and workers throughout Long Island and New York City since 2002. Founded by Attorney Jason Tenenbaum and headquartered at 326 Walt Whitman Road, Suite C, Huntington Station, New York 11746, the firm's six attorneys bring over 112 combined years of legal experience to personal injury, employment discrimination, no-fault insurance, and workers' compensation cases. The team speaks English, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, and Russian.
Attorney Tenenbaum has written more than 1,000 appellate briefs, handled over 100,000 no-fault insurance cases, and recovered over $100 million in verdicts and settlements. He is admitted to practice in New York, New Jersey, Florida, Texas, Georgia, and Michigan state courts, as well as multiple federal courts. His 2,600+ published legal articles analyzing New York case law make him one of the most prolific legal commentators in the state, and his analysis is relied upon by attorneys, judges, and insurance professionals across all four Appellate Division departments.
The firm operates on a contingency fee basis for personal injury and employment discrimination cases — you pay no attorney fees unless we recover compensation on your behalf. Every consultation is free and confidential. Our practice areas include car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, pedestrian accidents, bicycle accidents, slip and fall injuries, premises liability, medical malpractice, product liability, dog bites, construction accidents, wrongful death, employment discrimination, wrongful termination, workplace harassment, wage and hour violations, no-fault insurance disputes, and workers' compensation claims. Call (516) 750-0595 for a free consultation.