Adams Leclair is pleased to welcome Olivia Staff of Penn Yan to our paralegal staff.    As a graduate of Nazareth College, Olivia joins the firm with degrees in Legal Studies…

It’s now the law in New York. Construction contractors may be sued, for up to three years, for the unpaid wages and benefits of their subcontractors’ employees, including liquidated damages…

It is no secret that construction projects frequently face delays. These delays lead to increased costs for contractors and subcontractors. As a result, construction contracts commonly include “no-damage-for-delay” provisions. These…

  Partner Stacey Trien is among the 2022 Power 20 List for Labor and Employment Attorneys. The labor and employment attorneys on this list help companies navigate countless employment challenges…

New York General Business Law § 349(a) prohibits “deceptive acts or practices in the conduct or any business, trade or commerce or in the furnishing of any service.” To assert…

For years New York’s prevailing wage law has required contractors performing public construction work to pay their workers union scale wages and fringes. Beginning January 1, 2022, that requirement will…

When can an out-of-state corporation be sued in New York State?  New York’s highest court recently weighed in determining when courts have general jurisdiction over out-of-state corporations.  To bring a…

These pre-determined amounts, known as “liquidated damages”, commonly appear in real estate contracts, where the actual damages suffered from a breach are difficult to quantify. For example, a contract may…

Real estate litigators are probably aware of New York’s adoption of the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act (“UPHPA” or the “Act”) that became effective on December 6, 2019, and…