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Twomey Latham is a very skilled and knowledgeable source for Elder Law in Suffolk County. We will help you navigate all legal issues related to how aging affects our senior citizens and their families. Although most seniors are often trying to simplify their lives, it is when they reach an advanced age that life seems to become more complicated with problems arising from housing and finances to health and personal autonomy.

Advocating for the needs of clients and their caregivers requires the expertise in the intricacies of Elder Law. We have a dynamic and successful team of attorneys and paralegals that provide competent and compassionate guidance to those seeking estate planning and elder law counsel.

The firm’s Long Island Elder Law attorneys have expertise in:

  • Estate and tax planning
  • Medicaid planning
  • Preparation of wills, trusts, healthcare proxies, and powers of attorney
  • Providing counsel regarding Medicare,
  • Social Security, long-term care insurance, reverse mortgages, and other real estate matters

The firm is devoted to providing each client with the highest level of representation with regard to his or her individual needs and the preservation of assets for their own benefit and/or the benefit of loved ones and favored charities.

Employment & Labor Counseling & Litigation Attorneys

Our Long Island employment law attorneys focus on providing clients in-depth knowledge of our diverse range of practice areas.

Jeffrey W Pagano - Employment law & labor law counselor & litigation attorney

Pagano, Jeffrey W.

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Nigro, Jennifer P.

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News & Insights About Elder Law

New York State Department of Labor Regulations

New York Businesses should download and follow these guidelines released by the New York State Department of Labor in order to be compliant with the recently enacted HERO Act. The guidelines are comprehensive and instructive but be sure to remain compliant with CDC and Federal guidelines. NY Hero Act: The Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention […]

Jeffrey W Pagano - Employment law & labor law counselor & litigation attorney

Jeffrey Pagano Speaks on NYS Sick Leave Law on BronxNet’s “OPEN”

Partner Jeffery Pagano appeared on the BronxNet TV show “OPEN” on November 4 to discuss the New York State Sick Leave Law, which went into effect on September 30, 2020. Mr. Pagano explained how much sick time companies should offer their employees, and if it should be paid or unpaid. He also explained the reasons […]

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New York Paid Sick Leave Law

Effective September 30, 2020, all New York State employers will have to comply with the requirements of the New York Sick Leave law introduced as part of the New York 2021 Budget. New York employers will be required to provide at least one hour of paid or unpaid sick leave for every 30 hours worked […]

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New York 2020 Employment Updates

A series of new laws in New York are set to impact employers and workers across the state in 2020. New York Labor Law §203-e On November 8, 2019 Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation that protects employees against discrimination on the basis of their reproductive health decision-making. Health decisions are defined as including, but not […]

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Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Overtime Exemption

On March 7, 2019, the US Department of Labor issued its proposed new exemption rule under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), raising the minimum salary from $23,660 annually (or $455 per work week) to $35,308 annually (or $679 per work week).  Under the proposed new exemption rule, employees earning a fixed salary under $35,308 […]

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Twomey Latham Attorneys Serve as Contributing Editors of the 7th edition of “The Developing Labor Law: The Board, the Courts, and the National Labor Relations Act”

Partner Jeffrey Pagano and Counsel Jennifer Nigro served as contributing editors of the 7th edition of The Developing Labor Law: The Board, the Courts, and the National Labor Relations Act. For more than 45 years, practitioners have relied on The Developing Labor Law: The Board, the Courts, and the National Labor Relations Act to keep them current on […]

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Partner Jeffrey W. Pagano Featured In Long Island Business News As “Who’s Who” In Labor & Employment Law

LIBN Who’s Who – Jeffrey W. Pagano Esq. Labor & Employment Law Jeffrey W. Pagano is a partner in the Labor & Employment Law Group at Twomey Latham. Pagano focuses on all forms of corporate operating design, litigation and negotiation, primarily in the area of labor and employment law, arising under the NLRA, RLS, Jones […]

Twomey Latham Prepares Comprehensive Analysis of New York Paid Family Leave Benefits Law

Jeffrey W. Pagano and Donald L. Mabry of the firm’s Employment and Labor Counseling and Litigation team have prepared a comprehensive analysis of the New York Paid Family Leave Benefits Law (“PFLBL”). OVERVIEW The New York PFLBL becomes effective on January 1, 2018. New York joins California, New Jersey, and Rhode Island as the only […]

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New Partner Adds New Practice Area

Twomey, Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin & Quartararo, LLP announced that Jeffrey W. Pagano, one of the nation’s leading labor & employment litigation attorneys, formerly of Crowell & Moring, LLC and a Co-Chair of that firm’s Labor & Employment Practice Group, has joined the Firm as a partner. Mr. Pagano has litigated cases in state and federal […]