Corporate, personal bankruptcies decline in Albany region during pandemic
Corporate and personal bankruptcies have declined this year in a wide swath of upstate New York, including Albany, despite the economic upheaval wrought by the coronavirus…
Consumer refunds in question as businesses abruptly shut down
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Throughout the pandemic, a number of local businesses have been forced to shut down, many of them doing so abruptly. Viewers have contacted NEWS10 about…
Trump administration moves to make it easier to discipline federal workers
The Trump administration has told federal agencies to make the fullest use of their discretion allowed by law to order disciplinary actions against their employees for reasons…
4 lawyers among RBJ’s Icon Honors winners
Four Rochester-area lawyers are among the 25 recipients of the Rochester Business Journal’s 2020 Icon Honors awards. Donald O. Chesworth of Tully Rinckey PLLC, R. Thompson (Tom)…
‘The military’s #MeToo moment:’ Fort Hood victims speak out
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Maria Valentine says she was just months into her training at Fort Hood, a U.S. Army base in Texas, in 2006 when a sergeant with a history of alleged…
After woman confirms affair, her husband calls on Cunningham to drop out of NC Senate race
The husband of the woman who confirmed an extramarital affair with Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Cal Cunningham said he should drop out of the North Carolina race. Jeremy Todd…
Think you have it tough? Special ed students, and their parents, suffer without school to turn to
Syracuse, N.Y. — Thomas Greene put his backpack on every morning this spring and waited. He’d stand at the front door for hours. He’d bang on the glass to get out. “Bus!…
Spike in bankruptcies set to explode as pandemic continuest
ALBANY — A year ago, Semblence Medspa and owner Dr. Farah Sajid were on a roll. Dr. Sajid, who had previously worked as a pediatrician at the Troy Pediatric Health Center, was…
State Attorney General’s Office impaneling grand jury to investigate Daniel Prude’s death
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) — The State Attorney General’s Office is impaneling a grand jury to investigate Daniel Prude’s death. The jury is not seated yet. Wednesday,…
Expert: State, federal laws protect healthcare workers seeking to report employer violations
Founding Partner Greg T. Rinckey weighs in on whistleblower protections for healthcare workers amid COVID-19. Read…