There are many scenarios in which a person faces such adverse discrimination at work that he or she has no choice but to quit. In such cases, the employee may have a claim for “constructive discharge” under federal and state employment discrimination laws. Keep in mind, ...
Read MoreMany 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 ...
View MoreIt is often difficult to prove a hostile work environment claim in the New York courts. There is no universal definition of what precise acts qualify ...
View MoreGender discrimination in the workplace often takes the form of implicit or explicit bias on the part of male managers toward female employees. For ...
View MoreAs a general rule, employees who work more than 40 hours during a given workweek are entitled to 150% of their regular pay–i.e., overtime–for any ...
View MoreOnline forums and social media services are filled with people making vulgar, misogynist, and racist comments, but such comments have no place in New ...
View MoreLast September, we discussed a ruling by a Manhattan Supreme Court judge allowing a unique marital status discrimination lawsuit to proceed to trial. ...
View MoreEveryone knows–or should know–that sexual harassment is illegal, nor are there as many “grey areas” regarding sexual harassment as some folks seem to ...
View MoreIf you have been the target of employment discrimination in New York City, you may be able to seek relief under a number of federal, state, and local ...
View MoreSexual harassment takes many forms. Sometimes a coworker makes inappropriate sexist “jokes” in the office. In other cases, a manager directs sexually ...
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