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March 23, 2022
New protections against surprise or out-of-network medical bills. Since March 31, 2015, New York consumers with health coverage subject to New York law (e.g. HMO) were protected […]
January 7, 2022
On December 31st, 2021, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Consumer Judgement Interest Act (S.5724A/A.6474A) to protect New Yorkers from the excessive interest rate on money judgments […]
October 13, 2020
Purchasing a car can be exciting. But, car dealerships do not always do the right thing for their customers, and people can end up with little […]
May 18, 2020
Everyone is now eligible to get free weekly credit reports from the three national credit reporting agencies: Equifax, Experian, and Transunion to help manage financial data […]
February 16, 2019
Hofstra Law is hosting a volunteer income tax assistance clinic for qualifying Nassau and Suffolk County taxpayers who earned less than $55,000 in 2018. For more […]
February 1, 2018
Download the 2018 Energy Forum for Advocates Powerpoint PDF here #GeneralInformation
January 10, 2017
With the increase of the minimum wage in NYS on December 31, 2016, the protection amounts for wage garnishment and frozen bank accounts also increased. Long […]
January 5, 2017
March 31, 2015
Suffolk County Human Rights Law has recently been expanded to protect source of income, veterans, military status and victims of domestic violence. Click here for more […]