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A Lesson about Labor Day

A Lesson about Labor Day

By Nina Kaufman, Esq.

The first Monday in September wasn’t always considered an official rest from work. According to the Department of Labor’s website, the first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City. Over time, the movement to recognize Labor Day grew–first with a handful of municipal ordinances, then state legislation. Finally, in 1894, Congress passed an act making the first Monday in September of each year a legal holiday. Why care? Because of Labor Day’s history. Said Samuel Gompers, founder and longtime president of the American Federation of Labor: “Labor Day differs in every essential way from the other holidays of the year in any country. All other holidays are in a more or less degree connected with conflicts and battles of man’s prowess over man, of strife and discord for greed and power, of glories achieved by one nation over another. Labor Day . . . is devoted to no man, living or dead, to no sect, race or nation.” Rather, it celebrates the social and economic achievements of American…

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Nina Kaufman

Flying solo doesn’t have to mean going it alone.

I’m Nina Kaufman.

I know first-hand that running a knowledge-based service business has unique challenges. It’s so much easier when you have an advocate in your corner. Over the past 25 years, I’ve worked with thousands of New York business professionals who want a legal advisor to guide and support them as they navigate the business world.

With wide-ranging experience as a business attorney, strategist, and media authority, I bring the added power of a business lens to the legal issues my clients are facing.

And because I’ve been a business owner myself, I’ve lived through the soaring highs and devastating lows – like when my first law firm failed. So I understand what’s involved to serve great clients, detect business risks early and build a true legacy.

I can’t get those 12 years back. That’s why I have made it my mission to ensure that business professionals like you can become wise and discerning leaders, build a solid business, and live your best life.