50% in 3 Months 

According to the Board of Real Estate Meeting

There were 6,610 exam takers during the period

Lieb School - where the law is followed

248 in 3 months

According to the Board of Real Estate Meeting

Of which DOS:

• 121 closed
• 2 withdrawan
• 2 duplicates
• 19 civil matter
• 9 resolved
• 8 no violation
• 24 no jurisdiction
• 11 insufficient evidence
• 43 were holds placed on licensee's record to address brefore renew
• 6 were referred to counsel for a hearing

Restaurant tips are often illegally withheld from waitstaff. Attorneys Andrew Lieb and Mordy Yankovich discuss employer's liability and exposure to wage and hour disputes plus best practices for restaurants to avoid being named in a class action with astronomical damages.

On December 20, 2019, Public Law No: 116-94 extended 26 USC 108(a)(1)(E) to 1/1/2021. 

According to the IRS, this law "allows taxpayers to exclude income from the discharge of debt on their principal residence. Debt reduced through mortgage restructuring, as well as mortgage debt forgiven in connection with a foreclosure, qualify for this relief."

Short sales, modifications with debt forgiveness, and deeds in lieu of foreclosure are now viable options for many more distressed homeowners for the remainder of 2020.

A highly popular question in the transactional area of law. Does "on or about" or "on or before" mean on that date, around that date, within 30 days of that date? How can a buyer or seller plan for the closing date? Andrew Lieb, Esq explains what these terms mean and how to set expectations for buyers and sellers in this 3 minute clip.

On December 6, 2019, S4777, the Nuisance Call Act, became law and telemarketers must now give specific information to customers starting on March 5, 2020, the effective date of the law, or face heavy fines.

Under the Nuisance Call Act, General Business Law section 399-z now requires that a "telemarketer or seller [] inform[s] the customer that he or she may request that his or her telephone number be added to the seller's entity specific do-not-call list" where the telemarketer must immediately end the call if the customer so elects.

This is serious - fines can be up to $11,000 per violation if you fail to give this information.

Real Estate Brokers must advise all of their associated Real Estate Salespersons immediately and train their teams. In fact, a defense to a fine includes that "the person has trained his or her personnel in the requirements of this section."

Get your training today at Lieb Compliance, LLC.

Andrew Lieb, Esq. shares his greatest professional accomplishment in 2019 in the New York Real Estate Journal. Read the full article here. 

Andrew Lieb shares some highlights of the extraordinary changes in the law that control the sales, rentals and litigation landscape of real estate. This is a must read for real estate professionals, homeowners, landlords and tenants.

Read the full article published in Behind The Hedges here. 

In this “Me Too” era, it is logical that an employer’s reflexive reaction to receiving a complaint of harassment from a female employee is to immediately fire the alleged male harasser. However, while the employer may believe that firing the male employee will protect the employer from a lawsuit by the female employee, such impulsive action without a thorough unbiased investigation may expose the employer to a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by . . . the alleged male perpetrator. 

Read the full article by Mordy Yankovich, Esq. published in the Suffolk Lawyer here. 

Effective December 31, 2019, the minimum wage increased throughout New York State as follows:

1) Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester Counties: $13 per hour.
2) New York City (employers with ten (10) or fewer employees): $15 per hour. 
3) Remainder of New York State: $11.80 per hour.
4) Fast Food Employees Outside of New York City: $13.75 per hour.


In addition, effective December 31, 2019, the salary threshold for employees to qualify under the Executive and Administrative Exemptions (i.e. not entitled to overtime compensation) increased as follows:
1) Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester Counties: $975 per week.


2) New York City (employers with ten (10) or fewer employees): $1,125 per week. 
3) Remainder of New York State: $885 per week. 

For more information, see the following Minimum Wage Orders: Miscellaneous Industries and Occupations; Hospitality Industry.