Listen to this article The Town of Hempstead job fair, featuring more than 80 businesses and as many as 1,500 applicants, is set for Thursday, Sept. 19, at 130 East Merrick Road in Freeport. This year’s event, organized by HempsteadWorks, will use a timed entry method, although walk-ins will be accepted and directed to sign…
Listen to this article The upcoming effective date of the federal Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) will mean new obligations on small or mid-size businesses, mandating disclosure of ownership information to federal regulators, with significant implications for Long Island-based businesses. The CTA, which aims to prevent or fight financial malfeasance by requiring the disclosure of beneficial…
Listen to this article Several bills aimed at protecting the workforce were signed into law last week by Gov. Kathy Hochul, providing new compliance requirements for employers. The Retail Worker Safety Act will require retail employers to provide training and information to employees on the prevention of workplace violence. The training program will be created…
Listen to this article Central Islip-based Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center has launched a small business legal assistance clinic, providing free legal services to businesses with 10 or fewer employees in Nassau and Suffolk counties. Funded through a grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration, the clinic aims to help women and minority-owned…
Listen to this article New York State has launched a new initiative to help survivors of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks register for federal benefits, including through the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. An online toolkit – complete with posters for breakrooms, announcements at company meetings and more…
Listen to this article In Roslyn, St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center and Gift of Life continued its 50-year partnership to provide life-changing heart surgery, saving 11-year-old Brilliant Phillipah. The child had traveled from Uganda for a critical medical procedure. With this procedure, Gift of Life has helped 50,000 patients. Thanks to support from Gift…
Listen to this article Affordable housing. Nonprofit resilience. Workforce development. Mental and behavioral health. Decarceration. Democracy. Immigration. Which three causes resonate with you the most? The New York Community Trust wants to know as it shapes its grantmaking for 2025. The 100-year-old foundation helps donors support causes that improve cultural and civic life in the…
Listen to this article The post-pandemic spike in U.S. inflation eased further last month as year-over-year price increases reached a three-year low, clearing the way for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates and likely shaping the economic debate in the final weeks of the presidential race. Wednesday’s report from the Labor Department showed that…
Listen to this article Across Nassau and Suffolk County, Long Islanders will pause to pay special tribute to mark the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attack. Here is a list of just some of the tributes taking place on Wednesday. In Hauppauge, Suffolk County Executive Ed Romain will host a memorial service at…
Listen to this article A Work of Heart, a childcare center in Huntington Station, has completed a nearly $1 million expansion. With the help of a $120,000 Empire State Development Grant, the project has increased the facility’s capacity from 59 to 79 children and created seven new full-time jobs. The project was recommended to ESD…