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Classify independent contractors carefully
Many businesses use independent contractors to help keep costs down and provide flexibility for short-term needs. But the question of whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor is complex. Be careful that your independent contractors are properly classified for federal tax and employment tax purposes. If the IRS reclassifies them as employees, it can get expensive.
CNN WIRE — Judge Cannon dismisses Trump classified documents case: VIDEO
(CNN) — A federal judge on Monday dismissed the classified documents case against Donald Trump, a shock ruling that clears away one of the major legal challenges facing the former president. In a 93-page ruling, District Judge Aileen Cannon said the appointment of special counsel Jack Smith violated the...
Dobbs Ferry medical practice demands Medicaid payments
A Dobbs Ferry medical practice that provides behavioral and addiction services to Medicaid patients says a claims processing company refuses to pay for its work. Symphony Medical P.C. accused Carelon Behavioral Health Inc. of denying nearly 10,000 claims totaling $2.9 million, in a complaint filed on July 3 in U.S. District Court, White Plains.
Year-long smoke shop investigation in Rockland yields guilty pleas
Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II says that a year-long investigation into suspected illegal sales of cannabis by smoke shops in Rockland has led to guilty pleas by three individuals and five corporations. The pleas were entered in court proceedings presided over by Judge Kevin Russo. According to...
Danbury’s FuelCell Energy hosts industry event in South Korea
FuelCell Energy, based in Danbury, recently held an industry event in Southeast Asia, entitled “Accelerating Korea’s Energy Transition with Advanced Fuel Cell Solutions.”. FuelCell showed off its two distinct technologies for practical power storage, differentiated carbonite and solid oxide. Leaders from across the Korean energy industry exchanged the...
Provence Rosé Group teams with Norwalk gallery and Bistro V for ‘Art of Rosé’ event
At 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, Provence Rosé Group, an international wine importer with North American headquarters in White Plains, and the Dollka and Dave Morico Gallery in Norwalk will join forces for the “Art of Rosé at Bistro V” in Greenwich. Attendees will enjoy a five-course tasting experience, including pours from Château de Berne and Ultimate Provence in Southern France, and receive a one-of-a-kind, hand-embellished limited edition print custom-made for the event.
County, state, watch heat wave
With the National Weather Service issuing Heat Advisories for the Tri-State area including Westchester County effective from noon today through 10 p.m. tomorrow, Westchester County and New York state have issued advisories of their own. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has issued an air quality advisory through...
Officials and Mulford Corp. celebrate opening of La Mora Senior Housing
Officials from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, New York state, Westchester County and Yonkers joined with the Mulford Corp. on Tuesday, July 9, to inaugurate La Mora Senior Housing, one of the few affordable housing projects in the nation that uses energy-saving Passive House design in a modular construction format.
U.S. and world news for July 15
Cannon dismisses Trump case: Today is the opening day for the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee and it coincides with Federal Judge Aileen Cannon releasing a decision this morning dismissing the classified documents case against Donald Trump. Cannon ruled that the appointment of SpecialCounsel Jack Smith was unconstitutional. Meanwhile, officials say there has been no increase in security following the assassination attempt on Donald Trump Saturday at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Trump is expected to accept the party’s nomination to run for president in a speech scheduled for Thursday night. His vice presidential pick is expected to make a speech to the convention on Wednesday night. Follow us and stay informed. We’re Westfair’s Business Journal. Visit westfaironline.com.
How To Generate Leads From Your Presentations With QR Codes
Public speakers can benefit from using QR codes to generate leads from their in-person and online presentations. A QR code is an array of black-and-white squares set in a grid that people can scan with their phone’s camera. They then receive a prompt that can be used to send an email or text, view a presentation agenda or welcome message, visit your website, call your business, receive a detailed report or related video, or almost any action that can be handled by a web page.
Banking power in Bethel: POWR2
Before Tim Doling, the global director of innovation and development and co-founder of POWR2 helped establish the company in 2018, he already worked in energy. “Myself and [CEO] Toby Nunn started our business in the UK, working in the UK for Toby’s father-in-law, selling equipment to the construction industry,” Doling explained. “It was primarily fuel storage tanks, so we were selling to anybody using fuel on site, and a lot of those companies were generator companies.”
BULLETIN: Trump injured in shooting ncident at rally in Pennsylvania: VIDEO
Donald Trump’s campaign issued a statement Saturday night saying that Trump was”fine” after a shooting incident at a rally he was addressing in Butler, Pennsylvania. Shots were fired and Trump could be seen on video dropping behind the podium. It was unclear whether Trump had been hit by a shot and fell or whether he was pushed to the ground as a protective move by security personnel.
Northwell Health ups its game in the fight against sickle cell disease
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the overall name for a group of inherited red blood-cell disorders, including sickle cell anemia that disproportionately affects people of color and can create an array of serious health challenges, from infections to eye problems to strokes. (It is named for the crescent shape of the cells, which impede blood and oxygen flow throughout the body.)
IMMIGRATION JUSTICE FELLOWSHIP ESTABLISHED AT LAW SCHOOL
The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University has created the Vanessa Merton Immigration Justice Fellowship, a key component of the school’s Immigration Justice Clinicfocused on ensuring the legal system’s just treatment of immigrants in the Hudson Valley and local New York Metropolitan region. Barbara Sarmiento, a 2024 graduate of Haub Law, has been selected to serve as the program’s inaugural fellow beginning this fall.
EVENT LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO PRESERVE AND RENOVATE HISTORIC LANDMARK
Dressed in 1776 garb, actor Jonathan Kruk read the Declaration of Independence on July 11 as it was read on July 11, 1776 at Immaculate Conception Church, Tuckahoe, New York. He was joined by a fife and drum corps and actor Michael Grillo portraying Samuel Crawford. Crawford was one of the founding members of the patriot movement in New York.
SOUND PROGRESS IN CONGRESS
The Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act took one step closer to reauthorization last Monday, passing the House of Representatives in decisive, bipartisan fashion. Sponsored by Representatives Nick LaLota of New York and Joe Courtney of Connecticut, HR 5441 provides $65 million in annual funding from 2024 through 2028...
Cybersecurity Risks During Healthcare Mergers and Acquisitions
When one thinks of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the healthcare sector, common risks that come to mind might include overpayment or synergies that fail to materialize. However, if cybersecurity risks are not properly assessed during the M&A due diligence process, what seems like a dream deal can quickly be transformed into a nightmare scenario.
US and World News for July 12
AT&T Data Breach: The call and text message records of tens of millions of AT&T customers, almost every customer, were exposed in a massive data breach, the company revealed this morning. AT&T said the compromised data includes the telephone numbers of “nearly all” of its cellular customers and the customers of wireless providers that use its network between May 1, 2022 and October 31, 2022. The records also include logs of every message between AT&T customers and customers on other networks, data which includes the total number of interactions and duration of all calls. AT&T said that the contents of those communications were not breached.
Northwell Health introduces new members of its local leadership team
On Thursday, July 11, the Northern Westchester Hospital Foundation, part of the Northwell Health system, held a reception in Bedford Hills to introduce new members of its leadership team. Anna Komorowski, M.D., joins Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco and Phelps Hospital in Sleepy Hollow as regional director of the Northwell Health Cancer Institute in Westchester County, while Bushra Mina, M.D., is the new chair of medicine and chief of pulmonary critical care and sleep medicine at Northern Westchester Hospital.
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