Tips for Choosing a Health Care Facility

Report cards on the Internet can help you compare healthcare facilities. Three private websites that rate hospitals based on information collected from Medicare records and other sources are usnews.com, checkbook.org, and healthgrades.com. The Joint Commission on...
Where to Write for Vital Records in New York State

Where to Write for Vital Records in New York State

Birth Event: Birth Cost of copy: $30.00 Address: Certification Unit Vital Records Section/2nd floor 800 North Pearl Street Menands, NY 12204 Remarks: State office has records since 1881. For records before 1914 in Albany, Buffalo, and Yonkers, or before 1880 in any...
Federal Laws Related to Adoption

Federal Laws Related to Adoption

Federal laws provide overarching standards with which State adoption laws must comply. New Federal legislation generally obligates States to enact new laws. In some cases of intercountry adoption, international treaty requirements regulate adoption as a result of the...

Understanding Advertising Law

As a small business owner in Western New York, you are subject to the same regulations as large corporations. Even if you’re starting out on a small level and planning to grow, you must comply with business laws and regulations from the day you open for business....