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Attorney Mahir S. Nisar Selected to 2020 Rising Stars List

At Nisar Law Group, P.C., we’re excited to announce that Attorney Mahir S. Nisar has been selected to the 2020 New York Rising Stars List. This is the seventh year in a row that he has earned this designation, as he was also chosen to the list from 2014 through 2019. Receiving this

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PPP Incentivizes Severance Pay as Part of Seeking Forgiveness

One of the provisions of the recently passed Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) is the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The program allows small businesses to apply for a loan that can potentially be forgiven entirely, granted that funds are used as required. An interesting part of the PPP

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Can Public Employees Run for Elected Office?

Many elected officials in New York continue to hold outside jobs while in office. This is generally not a major problem if the elected official works for a private employer, but what about a public employer? In other words, can you work for the State of New York while simultaneously