“I am going to make them an offer they can’t refuse” - Vito Corleone BLOG from #ABKLaw Lawrence Spasojevich, Esq.: Severance Agreements The week March 22, 2020 saw over three million individuals file unemployment claims, the most since 1982, as a result of the economic effects of...
Practice Areas: Civil Litigation - Employment Law Lawrence Spasojevich, Esq. brings more than 10 years of civil litigation experience to the impressive roster of attorneys that work with Aidala, Bertuna & Kamins, P.C. as an employment and labor law attorney. His practice is dedicated to aggressively advocating for...
If somebody is gracious enough to give me a second chance, I won’t need a third. -Pete Rose. BLOG from #ABKLaw Lawrence Spasojevich, Esq.: Fair Chance Act People make mistakes. Unfortunately, some mistakes result in criminal convictions. However, serving a sentence is only half the battle. Once...
The Criminalization of Dangerous Driving In New York, the prosecution of sober drivers who disregard minor traffic regulations and cause the death or physical injury of other motorists, pedestrians or bicyclists, has been criticized as weak or non-existent. This is due, in large part, to a...
BLOG from our #ABKLaw Partner Michael Jaccarino, Esq.: (Un)lawful traffic stops and the exclusionary rule American courts use the exclusionary rule to deter police officers and other government agents from abusing constitutional rights. According to the rule, courts will suppress evidence that the government obtains through...
BLOG from our #ABKLaw Partner Michael Jaccarino, Esq.: DNA databases, Ancestry.com, and Privacy Can your Ancestry.com purchase help solve a crime? Forensic genealogy is the use of DNA to help solve crimes. CODIS is the largest and primary law enforcement DNA database. It is maintained by the...
BLOG from #ABKLaw Lawrence Spasojevich, Esq.: New Development in Employment Law: Dramatic Increase in Employees Eligible for Overtime Pay “Remember, everything is right until it’s wrong.” – Ernest Hemingway Everyone, paid either by salary or paid by the hour, is entitled to receive overtime pay until they...
BLOG from our #ABKLaw Partner Michael Jaccarino, Esq.: NYPD Using Facial Recognition Software to Identify Suspects On August 16, the police arrested a man after he placed a pair of rice cookers in the subway, sparking terror among many who thought they were bombs. They turned...
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You can’t turn on the news without hearing about the Harvey Weinstein case, which is precisely why the hearing on Friday was so important to our ABK Law Defense Team helmed by Executive Partner Marianne Bertuna, accompanied by Diana Fabi Samson, Arthur Aidala and Hon....