New York has legalized adult use recreational marijuana for cultivation, processing, and sale in New York. The Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) was signed into law on March 31, 2021. When the MRTA was passed, lawmakers estimated licensed businesses would not be selling adult-use cannabis...
The Adjournment in Contemplation of Dismissal provides for a full dismissal of the charges in the interest of justice following a period of time....
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938 established federal workplace standards for worker’s rights on issues such as minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor laws....
Congratulations to our ABK Law Partner Hon. John M. Leventhal (Ret) who is honored by Marquis Who’s Who July Maker's List, highlighting American Attorneys, Activists & Agents of Change....
The distinction between “Employee” and “Independent Contractor” can effect how you are paid, taxed, or even your eligibility for benefits....
RESULTS Criminal Defense Case - Felony Assault Second Degree Client arrested for felony assault with a knife and charged by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office with Assault in the Second Degree. Client represented by Partner Michael Jaccarino, Esq., who was able to get the client released on...
UNDERPAID FOR OVERTIME? In 2017, an estimated 2.7 Billion overtime dollars went unpaid to workers. There are many ways Employers avoid paying overtime to employees, such as misclassifying workers, not keeping accurate records, or even through intimidation. You have the right to be paid for the...
In a case involving a tragic motor vehicle accident on the Brooklyn Queens Expressway (BQE) that resulted in the death of a passenger, Barry Kamins and Michael Jaccarino successfully convinced the Judge in Kings County Supreme Court to dismiss the top charge. In New York, if...
#ABKLaw IN THE NEWS: Entertainment Weekly "Attorney Alan Dershowitz demands apology for The Good Fight's Jeffrey Epstein episode In a letter sent to CBS, Dershowitz's attorney Imran H. Ansari, Esq., of Aidala Bertuna & Kamins PC, outlines why Dershowitz believes the episode "is tortious and constitutes both defamation per se...
Bail, Discovery and Speedy Trial: The New Reforms In the midst of an historic pandemic, the Legislature enacted amendments to sweeping legislation it had enacted last year: limitations on monetary bail; expansion of discovery in criminal cases; and the enhancement of the right to a statutory...