Last week, President Biden announced his plan to implement a new vaccine mandate on businesses with more than 100 employees. Whether your business will be covered by the mandate, it is important to understand what you can and cannot do when implementing a Covid-19 policy that includes a vaccine mandate.The mandate has not been issued...Read More

Welcome to September! We cannot believe how quickly the year is going and that Catina & Mara, PLLC will soon be celebrating its first anniversary! Over the past year, we have really focused on how we can best serve our clients, including our small business clients. Over the years, we have both represented small businesses...Read More

What is title insurance and do I really need it? This is a question we get quite often from clients who are purchasing a home. Whether you’re purchasing a new home, or an existing home, title insurance will protect you from most problems that could affect title to your home. In New York, title insurance...Read More

We started this month talking about the professionals that you will work with that will get you to the closing table. It’s important to understand all of the different people you will need to coordinate to close on a property. It’s also important to know what some of the most important provisions are that will...Read More

Among the many other things that a business owner has to consider when starting a business, one of the most important things, if not the most important thing, that a business owner has to consider, is what legal structure is best for the business. In the beginning, there are many factors to consider.The most common...Read More

Having written company policies in an employee handbook is always important, but now more so than ever. With the country opening up after more than a year of many employees working from home, businesses are grappling with employees returning to the office in person and how to go about implementing a post-pandemic return to work...Read More

Over the years, we have worked with many different businesses in an outside general counsel capacity. Our representation often started out as litigation counsel, and over time turned into outside general counsel. We have learned that in many circumstances, an attorney does not step into a situation until a corporate client is faced with a...Read More

By: Deborah Cohen | Cohen Kraemer Law LLCIntroduction by: Laura M. Catina | Catina & Mara, PLLC From time to time, we find information written by other attorneys that we believe would be helpful to our clients and followers. Since we are focusing on employment law this month, we would like to share a blog...Read More

Amy and I (Laura) talk a lot about communication and how vital it is to our relationship with each other and our clients because its’ importance is something we have learned first hand throughout our careers. We have learned lessons about the importance of communication with clients, but we have also learned the importance of...Read More

If you run a business where you provide any kind of service to your customers or clients, a contract template that outlines the terms of your services could streamline the process and save you time, money and energy in the long run. Having a contract template does not mean you cannot modify the contract to...Read More