You’ve decided to buy a bar or restaurant. You’ve spent hours and hours putting together an excellent liquor license application packet (or even j...
Employee or Contractor?
The IRS has 20 factors in its test to determine if a worker is an employee or independent contractor. IRS warns that not all factors are considered in...
Relocating a Business with a New York Liquor License
Is your lease expiring? Buying a new building? Expanding to a large location? If your business has a New York liquor license, you will have to apply i...
“Emergency suspension” of liquor license
A review of 2012 emergency suspension orders of retailer licenses by New York SLA and the first ever wholesaler suspension by New York In 2012, there ...
Caterers Beware: Advertising restrictions for special events
The holiday season is filled with special events – corporate parties, private celebrations, and the like. There are also a handful of public, reserv...
Catering Establishment License
Can an applicant with a fully equipped kitchen use outside professional food caterers to prepare and deliver the food ready to serve at catered functi...
Changing locations? What you should know about transferring and storing your liquor stock.
When you want to change locations of your bar, restaurant, liquor store or the like, you must request permission from the SLA through a Petition to Re...
Using the Open Meetings Law update to your advantage in the SLA process
With the presidential elections now upon us, the general public is excited to either (1) finally put democracy to use by voting; (2) finally see and h...
Important deadline and new rules for “New Year’s Eve” events!
Establishments that have an on-premises license are bound by the county rules that dictate hours of operation. There are certain exceptions to this ru...
Applications subject to the 500’ rule – new convenience store regulations for the City of Rochester
Any establishment seeking a retail on-premises liquor license (not a beer and wine application) is subject to the 500’ rule, which stipulates that a...