Blog posts in September, 2018

It 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

As 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 ...

Online forums and social media services are filled with people making vulgar, misogynist, and racist comments, but such comments have no place in New ...

Last September, we discussed a ruling by a Manhattan Supreme Court judge allowing a unique marital status discrimination lawsuit to proceed to trial. ...

Everyone knows–or should know–that sexual harassment is illegal, nor are there as many “grey areas” regarding sexual harassment as some folks seem to ...

If 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 ...

Sexual harassment takes many forms. Sometimes a coworker makes inappropriate sexist “jokes” in the office. In other cases, a manager directs sexually ...