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The media often calls on Mackenzie Hughes attorneys for expert insights into the laws, issues and trends that impact the way local companies do business. We talk to reporters the same way we talk to you - in simple, straightforward terms and in language readers can understand. Here are some noteworthy articles from past issues of the Central New York Business Journal and other publications that feature quotes and comments by several Mackenzie Hughes attorneys. Click on the headline to download the PDF file. Click on the Central New York Business Journal logo at the bottom of the page to access more local business news.


1/27/2012	New Internet-Security Standards for Financial Institutions

1/1/2012	The New York Wage and Theft Prevention Act's Annual Pay Notice Deadline is Fast Approaching

12/31/2011	Review of HIPPA Developments in 2011 and What to Expect in 2012

12/1/2011	Medicaid Recovery Regulations Changes the Definition of "Estate"

10/21/2011	Stronger HIPAA Enforcement Carries Risk for Health-care Players

7/1/2011	Supervisor Training Can Prevent OSHA Willful Citations

6/24/2011	Employers Should Prepare for OSHA's New Intrusive Inspection

6/22/2011	Manlius Attorney to Participate in State Task Force

5/20/2011	Seminar Discusses New Wage Theft Prevention Act

4/5/2011	H1-B Employers: Are You Ready for Unannounced Site Audits?

4/1/2011	Succession Planning for a Family Business

1/28/2011	Credit Union Board Members Face New Rules

1/26/2011	DeWitt Resident Anne Ruffer Elected Board President For Onondaga County Bar Foundation

1/24/2011	Elizabeth A. Hartnett Named Chair of New York State Bar Association's Trusts and Estates Section

1/14/2011	New State-wage Law to Have Big Impact on Employers

12/1/2010	Marcellus Man Named Real Estate 'Lawyer of the Year'

10/29/2010	"Accredited Investor" Definition Change Creates Challenges For Captial Raising

10/29/2010	Seminar Focuses on Handling FMLA Benefit Issues

10/22/2010	Lawyers Detail New Lending Option for Credit Unions

10/1/2010	Avoiding Misclassifying Independent Contractors

7/30/2010	Regulation E - Are You in Compliance?

7/7/2010	Vera House Awards Camillus Resident

6/1/2010	What You Need To Know About Health Care Reform

5/21/2010	Dealing With Social-Media Concerns in the Workplace

5/7/2010	Seminar Details Health-care Law's Impact on Employers

4/29/2010	The Humble Will be Exalted

4/9/2010	Employers Need To Protect Against Ledbetter Lawsuits

3/26/2010	Court Case Could Aid Credit Unions on Taxes

2/5/2010	Health-care Organizations, Associates Face New Breach Regulations

1/29/2010	CNY Bankruptcies Rise Less Than in Rest of U.S. in 2009

1/15/2010	Restrictive Covenants Help Firms Protect Their Interests

12/1/2009	USCIS' FDNS Commences Visa Audit

11/13/2009	New Guidance on Severance Agreements

9/11/2009	IRS Updates Construction Industry Audit Guide

7/31/2009	Tips to Help Financial Institutions Avoid a Security Breach

6/19/2009	Changes In Power-of Attorney Law Will Affect Businesses

5/15/2009	Seminar Advises Employers On Avoiding 401(k) Lawsuits

4/24/2009	Buying a Business and Beating the Survival Statistics

3/20/2009	Firms Need to Quickly Comply With New Health-care Coverage Subsidy

3/1/2009	Health-care Providers Will Need Identity-Theft Prevention Programs

2/27/2009	Federal Money Available For Small Disadvantaged Firms

2/20/2009	New FMLA Regulations Address Military Family Leave

2/13/2009	Vera House Announces Mary Anne Cody as Board President

2/4/2009	Estate Planning During Turbulent Times

1/30/2009	Restraining the Restraining Notice

1/23/2009	Seminar gives manufacturers advice on OSHA inspections

1/22/2009	Family Medical Leave Act Updates Kick In

10/24/2008	Mackenzie Hughes' Grants Practice Grows

10/17/2008	Workshop Offers Guidelines on Employer Record-keeping and Postings

10/8/2008	Payment of Long Term Care

10/3/2008	Alternatives To The H-1B Visa

9/12/2008	Employees Can be Held Accountable for Off-Duty Conduct

9/10/2008	Event Tackles Worker Regulation

9/5/2008	The Pros and Cons of Offering 401(k) Loans to Employees

8/1/2008	Credit Unions: Are You Doing Your Due Diligence

7/29/2008	Watertown Mall Wins Federal Appeals Ruling

7/18/2008	Court Decision Offers Lessons for Employers

5/16/2008	Understanding The importance Of The Timely Filing Of The I-9

5/9/2008	Improper Medical Disclosures Could Lead To Punitve Damages

4/25/2008	Constructing An Identity-Theft Prevention Plan

4/9/2008	Seminar Details Legal Way to Lay Off

3/21/2008	Navigating the Thicket of Non-Compete Agreements

3/21/2008	Attorney Seminar Provides a How-to on HR Investigations

3/21/2008	Helmer Tackles Top Job at Mackenzie Hughes

3/14/2008	Stark Regulations Spell Big Change for Recruitment

2/1/2008	Constantia Resident Appointed to Board of Trustees of the New York State Lawyer Assistance Trust

2/1/2008	Top 10 Errors Banks Make In Suspicious Activity Reports

1/25/2008	Mackenzie Hughes Appoints Two New Members

1/4/2008	Careful Preparation Leads to Successful Business Sales or Mergers

12/21/2007	Credit Unions Required to Write a Vital-Records Preservation Program

11/12/2007	Pro Bono Work Earns Lawyer National Honor

10/1/2007	New Law Regulates Office-Based Surgical Procedures

9/7/2007	Attorneys Expect Care-giving Discrimination Claims to Rise

8/22/2007	Meet Dennis Baldwin

8/15/2007	Fayetteville Resident Earns Award From ABA

8/6/2007	Syracuse Lawyer Receives Volunteer Service Award

7/26/2007	Are You Incorporating Patient Consent in Your Electronic Health System?

7/6/2007	The Keys To Writing A Proper Agreement

6/22/2007	Prepare Now For New Law Protecting Social Security Numbers

6/8/2007	New HIPAA Regulations Force Employers to Evaluate Employee-wellness Programs

5/18/2007	Legal, HR Considersations Before a Pandemic Flu Strikes

5/11/2007	Legal Considerations for Health-Care practices During Transitions

4/18/2007	Legal Tips to Consider Prior to Making Home Improvements

4/13/2007	Longstreet Recently Elected to The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel

3/23/2007	Mackenzie Hughes Launches New Practice Areas Focus turns to grants, economic decelopment, and public policy

2/23/2007	Immigration Guidelines Add To Hiring Challenges

2/16/2007	Health-Care Providers Are The Gatekeepers Of Your Medical Information

1/19/2007	Mackenzie Hughes Adds to Presence in Florida

1/12/2007	Business Opportunities In Being Green

1/1/2007	Federal-Rules Changes Mean Change For Health-Care Providers

12/22/2006	Bankruptcy filings climbing again a year after reforms

11/24/2006	The Three 'Ps' For Obtaining The Right To Build

10/27/2006	Monthly Legal Seminar Highlights Identity Theft, Fraud

10/27/2006	New Rules Permit Donations of E-Prescribing and Health-Records Technology

10/20/2006	Attorneys Offer Advice on Preparing for Pandemic Flu

9/29/2006	Take Caution When Customers File for Bankruptcy

9/15/2006	Publication 862 A Must For Contractors

9/1/2006	Anne Ruffer Named Vera House Chair

8/25/2006	Form 5500 Filing Requirements Slip By Many Small Businesses

8/18/2006	Judge: No Appeal On Mall Tax Deal Councilors Will Consider Next Step

8/18/2006	OSHA Rules Tricky, Even When Trying To Be Compliant Complicated, ever-changing guielines keep companies busy

8/15/2006	Syracuse Law Review Estates and Trusts

8/4/2006	The Benefits and Dangers of Physicians Joining a Union

8/1/2006	Scholarships to be Awarded at Jazz in the Square

7/23/2006	Ex-lawyer Moves From Courtroom to Classroom Ken Ackerman leaves behind 35-year law career to tutor clients of Rescue Mission

7/16/2006	David Garber: He's Syracuse Mayor's Legal Ace in the Hole

5/21/2006	Exercising Caution With Employee-Wellness Programs

5/20/2006	Tender Feelings, Great Music Joe Locke recalls late jazz enthusiast Doug Johnston amid night of top-notch jazz

5/19/2006	Horizon Awards Honor Jazz Group's Late Founder

5/17/2006	CNY Jazz Organizer Dies at 49 Enthusiast Doug Johnston spent 10 years helping CNY JAzz Arts Foundation

5/16/2006	Douglas C. Johnston

5/5/2006	Buy-Sell Agreement Key For Succession Planning

4/28/2006	The Rights of Reservists in the Workplace

3/17/2006	Law Review Addresses Office PC Issues Rules for use of company technology for personal use must be 'crystal clear'

3/10/2006	New Medicaid Restrictions Boost Long-term-care Insurance

2/24/2006	Advantages and Disadvantages of The Roth 401(k) by Mary Anne Cody

2/17/2006	Medicare Modernization Act Leads to Upgrades Rules proposed to help with purchase of new technology

1/10/2006	Pete Carmen's Interview with Bill Colley of WFBL

1/3/2006	Hartnett among Syracuse's best lawyers

12/13/2005	Mary Anne Cody's Interview with Bill Colley of WFBL

12/9/2005	Foreign Investors could be Key Players in CNY

12/2/2005	Keeping Workers Safe: OSHA Compliance on the Job

11/25/2005	Finance your business plan with a private securities offering

10/29/2005	Handling difficult employees requires two-pronged approach

10/28/2005	New flexible-spending rules give workers more time

10/7/2005	Web Surfing at Work Becoming More Prominent

10/7/2005	Non-compete Pacts Hard to Enforce

9/30/2005	Volunteering Employees Pose Legal Questions for Employers

9/9/2005	Court Ruling Means State Taxes Folow Telecommuters

9/2/2005	FACTA: How Banks Should Dispose of Consumer Data

8/15/2005	Syracuse Law Review Estates and Trusts by Elizabeth A. Hartnett, Esq.

7/10/2005	Mackenzie Hughes Participates in Duck Race to end Racism Businesses Get Ducks Lined Up To End Racism

6/14/2005	Jacke Jones' Interview With Bill Colley of WFBL Dealing With Alcohol Drug Abuse and Mental Issness in the Workplace

6/1/2005	Eagle Bulletin: Helmers Honored for Their Charitable Community Work Awarded the President's Medallion at the Annual House of Providence Dinner

6/1/2005	Post Standard: Helmers Receive the President's Medallion

5/2/2005	Human Resource Executive Peter D. Carmen quoted in a National Publication

3/18/2005	Sports Theme Dominates Latest Labor-Law Seminar

3/15/2005	Jacke Jones' Interview With Bill Colley of WFBL Employee Background Checks

1/14/2005	No Major Bombshells in Labor Law on the Horizon