Part two of an occasional series about the challenges that people face making ends meet in Nassau County.
By 8 a.m. on July 3, many, if not most, of the 3- to 5-year-olds in Jazmin Torres and …
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By Scott Brinton
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7/30/14
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Q: During the bad weather this past winter my employer paid for me to stay in a hotel so I could be near the office. While I appreciated the thought, I feel I should be …
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By Joni Haviva Kletter
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6/13/14
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Q: If someone is let go due to cutbacks is s/he entitled to unused vacation and or sick pay?
A: Generally, New York law does not require employers to provide paid vacation to employees. The law …
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By Lois Carter Schlissel
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2/12/14
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Each year, the Village of Rockville Centre and the Rockville Centre School District pay millions of taxpayer dollars into public retirement systems, as mandated by New York state. The following …
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By John Maher
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5/15/13
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Q: I’ve been employed as an accountant with a municipality in Suffolk County for the past 8 years. I recently received notice that the municipality is seeking my termination for misconduct …
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By Max Sicherman
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4/18/13
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Q: I own a mid-sized company and have reason to believe that one of my employees is stealing from me by manipulating payroll. I’d like to quietly fire him before things get out of hand but …
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By Michael A. Scotto
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2/18/13
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In the Feb. 3 issue of Newsday, the front-page story headlined the Long Islanders who topped New York state’s six-figure pension list.
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2/14/13
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We all know the high price we pay for living in Nassau County. There’s always a lot of talk about the blame game, but did you ever think that one person could singlehandedly drive up our taxes?
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1/24/13
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Q: I run a small business on Long Island with nine employees. I heard that the law in New York has changed concerning employee pay check deductions. Does this change affect my business and my …
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by Lois Carter Schlissel
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12/10/12
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Q: I suspect that one of my employees is planning to leave my company and either go with another company which is in the same business as mine, or start his own business in …
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Robert N. Zausmer
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11/21/12
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