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The New York Times will start charging for content in January 2011

by Fred Abramson May 14, 2010 Uncategorized

Share The Wall Street Journal reports that the New York Times will begin charging for online access in January 2011.  The Times will charge for access using a metered system. I cancelled my subscription to the Times last September.  My decision to cancel was fraught with much anguish. However, since the Times was giving its [...]

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Law & Order Cancelled After 20 Seasons

by Fred Abramson May 14, 2010 Uncategorized

Share It looks like Burt Woolf’s iconic Law & Order has been cancelled by NBC after 20 seasons. The show will be replaced by Law & Order Los Angeles.  The cancellation is a blow to the New York  film industry, as Law & Order employees thousands of workers.  Every New York actor who I ever [...]

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Jon Stewart rips on Apple

by Fred Abramson April 29, 2010 Uncategorized

Share Jon Stewart takes a break as media watchdog to comment on Apple’s new role as Big Brother. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c

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Employer Misclassification May Become a Crime

by Fred Abramson April 29, 2010 Business Law

Share I have written extensively about the potential problems employers can have by misclassifying their workers as employees.  The IRS has been cracking down on companies that try to pass off regular employees as independent contractors. It now may become a crime. Congress is about to act on a bill entitled the Employee Misclassification Prevention Act [...]

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Quote of the day

by Fred Abramson April 23, 2010 Uncategorized

Share Connect. Just ask. Get a story. Make a friend. Create a “buzz generator.” -Sir Richard Branson Share and Enjoy:

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What are the penalties for misclassifying an independent contractor?

by Fred Abramson April 16, 2010 Employment Law

Share I have a technology company as a client who recently retained my office to advise them on a relatively common employment law. The company signed a contract with financial institution to perform help desk related work.  They hired ten people to perform the work and had each of them sign an independent contractor agreement.  [...]

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New York Tech Community Looks to Repeal LLC Publication Law

by Fred Abramson April 7, 2010 Business Law

Share Crain’s New York Business reports that members of the group of New York Tech Meetup are working to repeal the law that requires companies to pay a publication fee to form a New York Limited Liability Company (LLC). Publication fees range from $1000 to over $2000 and are a burden on many start-ups. The [...]

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Killer Lessons for Lawyers and Entrepreneurs from Rework

by Fred Abramson April 6, 2010 Book review

Share My commute from the lovely North Shore of Long Island to the New York Supreme Courthouse near Chinatown in Manhattan is an hour journey.  I devoured the new business book entitled Rework by @jasonfried and David Hansson in one round trip. Unlike most business books, Rework is the product of real life successful entrepreneurs. [...]

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Wage Garnishment: What should you do?

by Fred Abramson March 24, 2010 Uncategorized

Share Wage Garnishment is a very powerful tool for either the government (most commonly the IRS), a company or an individual to collect money damages.  If you are a plaintiff in a civil action, if you obtain a judgment you may be able to have the sheriff garnish the wages of the person you are [...]

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LLC New York Business Taxation

by Fred Abramson March 3, 2010 Uncategorized

Share The IRS allows owners of LLC’s to make the decision themselves about how they want the company to be taxed.  The LLC can be taxed as in two general ways: As a pass-though entity, like a s-corporation, sole proprietorship Like a c-corporation What is a pass though entity? Usually business owners planning on forming [...]

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