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While COVID-19 has been a hardship for nearly every small business, some silver linings have come out of the changes businesses have had to make as they navigate the new normal. Virginia Smith, branch manager at the U.S. Small Business ...

For better or worse, people are paying attention to their physical space now more than ever. As the region and state continue reopening, our view of the commonplace is now seen through the lens of the pandemic. For the past ...

As the coronavirus pandemic forced businesses to shut down and offices to shift into work-from-home mode, the future of commercial real estate’s office sector came into question. If productivity remained high from employees working remotely, then why couldn’t this be ...

As much of the working world embraces working from home due to COVID-19, Marisa Zeppieri says she feels a little bit of betrayal that previously many employers refused to provide that accommodation to people with disabilities or chronic illnesses. “It’s ...

George Floyd was murdered through an act of police brutality. His name is currently the most recognizable in a long list of others whose lives were taken in an unjust and inhumane way. George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and ...

June is Men’s Health Month, a national observance that raises awareness about health care for men by encouraging the practice and implementation of healthy living decisions. It is also the month during which we celebrate Father’s Day. So what is ...

Jon Westfall really needs a group hike. His recovery depends in large part on being physical — working out and running with friends. “We haven’t done any of that since March 14,” said Westfall, peer support program manager and outreach ...

Men may be suffering more from COVID-19 — and with worse effects. During a White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing on April 9, Deborah L. Birx pointedly said: “This is to all of our men out there, no matter what ...

The current economic environment has resulted in very low interest rates and deflated portfolio values, as well as decreased valuations of many businesses. Though silver linings in the COVID-19 pandemic seem few and far between, one such positive side effect ...

It is uncertain when the global economy will begin to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, but local financial experts say you should review your financial strategy now for your investments and to ensure that your estate planning documents are up-to-date ...

History may not repeat itself, but sometimes it rhymes. This spring’s market correction abruptly ended ten years of steady returns to 401(k) plans. The 2008 Financial Crisis delivered a similar shock, ending years of investment gains leaving a trail of ...

The financial management business is very much about relationships, personal interaction and being able to discuss financial affairs eye to eye. That includes the ability to assuage clients in person in an economic crisis. The ability to do that changed ...

As New York state begins to reopen its economy in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, local law firms are helping clients to mitigate risks related to employees reluctant to return to work, avoiding liability for their various decisions about ...

For most business law practitioners, we have had little-to-no need to revisit the concepts of force majeure, frustration of purpose, impossibility, and impracticality since completing our final examination in contracts. This orthodoxy was challenged in March, when large sectors of ...

Regardless of their size, many businesses are struggling with the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Some businesses have already permanently closed, and others are experiencing significant cash flow issues and are fighting to stay in business. The federal government, ...