Underberg & Kessler Earns Best Law Firms High Honors

Friday, November 15, 2024

We are pleased to announce that the Firm has been recognized for its professional excellence in multiple practice areas in the 2025...

EPA’s Final Lead Pipe Rule Will Require Total Removal of Lead Pipes from Municipal Drinking Water Systems

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

On November 30, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued its proposed Lead and Copper Rule Improvements...

New York State Retail Worker Safety Act to Take Effect in 2025

Thursday, October 17, 2024

Beginning June 2, 2025, certain New York State retailers selling “consumer commodities” with ten (10) or more employees will be required...

Employers — Don’t Forget That NYS Law Allows Time off to Vote

Wednesday, October 9, 2024

The 2024 elections are just weeks away on November 5, 2024. As we’ve previously reported , employers across New York are still required...

Non-Compete Agreements Face an Uncertain Future in New York

Thursday, October 3, 2024

Businesses in New York, both big and small, have long utilized non-compete agreements and related restrictive covenants to prevent...

Ericka B. Elliott Selected as a 2024 Rochester Business Journal Forty Under 40 Honoree

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Congratulations to Ericka Elliott for being selected as a 2024 Forty Under 40 honoree.

Shoemaker and Biesenbach Selected as 2024 Attorneys of the Year

Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Underberg & Kessler LLP is proud to announce that Jennifer A. Shoemaker  and Ryan T. Biesenbach  were selected as 2024 Attorneys of the...

Recent Reports Show That NY’s Rapid Clean Energy Transition Could Harm State Consumers

Thursday, August 29, 2024

Multiple reports issued in the last month have called into question the pace of the planned transition from fossil fuel to zero emission...

Fifteen U&K Attorneys Named to the 2024 Upstate New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists

Thursday, August 22, 2024

We are proud to announce that thirteen attorneys were recently selected for inclusion in the 2024 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list and...

U&K Attorneys Recognized in the 2025 Editions of The Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

Friday, August 16, 2024

We are proud to announce that 14 attorneys were recognized in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America ®  and two attorneys were...

Ask An Attorney: FTC’s Proposed Rule on Non-Compete Agreements in Health Care

Friday, August 16, 2024

Q: I work at a practice that employs physicians with Non-Compete Agreements. What is the status of the FTC’s proposed rule on Non-Compete...

Kate Karl Recognized as a 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers

Friday, August 16, 2024

We are happy to announce that Katherine H. Karl  was selected by The Best Lawyers in America®  as the recipient of the 2025 “Lawyer of...

Key Employment Law Updates from the 2024 New York Legislative Session

Wednesday, July 31, 2024

By Paul F. Keneally, Esq. and Ryan T. Biesenbach, Esq. Several new employment law changes were included in the recently passed 2024 New...

Underberg & Kessler Welcomes Edward D. Passero to its Litigation Practice

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

We are pleased to announce that Edward D. Passero has joined the Firm as an Associate in the Litigation Practice Group. Edward represents...

EEOC’s Updated Enforcement Guidance on Workplace Harassment

Monday, July 29, 2024

On April 29, 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) published its long-awaited Enforcement Guidance on...

Underberg & Kessler Attorneys Recognized in the 2024 Power Lists for Law

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Congratulations to Joshua B. Beisker, Leah Tarantino Cintineo, Patrick L. Cusato, and Paul F. Keneally for being selected to the 2024...

Underberg & Kessler Welcomes Tyler J. Wilson to its Litigation Practice

Thursday, July 18, 2024

Welcome to Tyler J. Wilson who has joined the Firm as Associate in the Litigation Practice Group.

Paul F. Keneally Honored by Literacy Rochester with Visionary Award

Thursday, July 18, 2024

Congratulations to Paul F. Keneally, partner in the Firm’s Labor & Employment, Litigation, and Municipal Law practice groups, for being...

Connelly v. United States - Business Owners Beware

Friday, June 28, 2024

In a landmark decision, on June 6, 2024, the United States Supreme Court decided Connelly v. United States, No. 23-146, upholding the IRS...

Quiet Roll Out of the “5% Retainage Amendment”

Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Without much publicity, back in November 2023 New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed  Senate Bill S3539, which amended two...