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September 12, 2022
New Law to Help Victims of Identity Theft! A new New York State law was signed into law in June 2022 by Governor Hochul to empower victims […]
July 7, 2022
As of January 2022, the minimum wage on Long Island is $15 per hour. With this increase, the amount of disposable income exempt from garnishment to […]
July 7, 2022
How is a bank account frozen? One effective method of the collection after a creditor has obtained a judgment, is to serve a restraining notice on […]
July 7, 2022
Cobranza de deudas e ingreso exento ¿Qué es un ingreso exento? Bajo las leyes federales y del estado de Nueva York, sus acreedores no pueden sacarle […]
July 7, 2022
What is exempt income? According to New York State and federal laws, certain income cannot be taken by creditors. This is called “exempt income.” You can […]
June 6, 2022
New Consumer Credit Debt Statute of Limitations! The New York State Consumer Credit Fairness Act mandates that starting April 7, 2022, creditors cannot sue or make […]
May 18, 2022
Beginning July 1, 2022, the credit bureaus will remove medical debt that has been paid off. Additionally, starting July 1, 2022, the grace period before reporting […]
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 […]