LEVENE GOULDIN & THOMPSON, LLP is proud to announce that ten attorneys are listed in the 2020 Super Lawyers® magazine, Upstate New York Edition. Congratulations to Dorian D. Ames (Business/Corporate); Heather M. Cornell (Business/Corporate); Patricia M. Curtin (Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Defense); Albert B. Kukol (Elder Law); Scott R. Kurkoski (Energy & Resources); Kathryn Grant Madigan (Estate & Probate); John J. Pollock (Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Defense); [...]
Levene Gouldin & Thompson, LLP, is proud to announce that fifteen of its lawyers were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2021.
Levene Gouldin & Thompson attorneys listed in the 2021 Best Lawyers in America® include:
Dorian D. Ames (Business Organizations), John J. Carlin (Insurance Law, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants), Patricia Curtin (Litigation – Labor & Employment), Margaret J. Fowler (Litigation – Labor [...]
On August 11, 2020, the Small Business Administration (the “SBA”) issued Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) pertaining to PPP Loans and PPP Loan Forgiveness.
The newly released PPP Loan FAQs cover:
Payment or nonpayment of fees of an agent or third party is not material to SBA’s guarantee of a PPP Loan or to SBA’s payment of fees to lenders
Payments required for the provision of group health care benefits, including insurance premiums, include [...]
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Friday, August 7 that New York State schools can open in the Fall. The Governor gives school districts the decision-making authority as to how they will reopen—whether that be in person, remote, or a hybrid model of instruction. Additionally, school districts must:• Comply with the Department of Health guidelines;• Post their remote learning and testing and tracing plans online;• Have 3 to 5 public meetings prior to August 21 with parents [...]
In State of New York v Department of Labor et al., Judge J. Paul Oetken, a Federal Court judge in the Southern District of New York, set aside portions of the Department of Labor’s (DOL) regulations implementing the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The provisions invalidated by this decision are noted below.1. Work AvailabilityThe decision invalidated the DOL’s “work-availability” requirement. The “work-availability” requirement excludes [...]