Public attitudes toward marijuana use have shifted significantly in recent years. According to surveys performed by the Pew Research Center, roughly six in 10 Americans now believe marijuana use should be legal. At the very least, people no longer stigmatize the use of such drugs for medicinal or recreational purposes. Public
Sexual harassment is a serious problem in many New York City workplaces. Like other forms of employment discrimination, sexual harassment often reflects a certain institutional or managerial culture. That is to say, even managers who do not directly engage in harassment may encourage it by failing to take action against the
Sex and gender discrimination in the workplace can take many forms. There is, of course, sexual harassment, and there are cases in which a woman may be denied a promotion in favor of a less-qualified male colleague. Teacher Blamed for Students’ Invasion of her Privacy Then there are situations in which sex
Have You Been Unfairly Disciplined at Work Due to Your Sex? When it comes to employment discrimination, it is not enough for an employer to hide behind seemingly neutral disciplinary policies. In other words, if an employer enforces a given policy more harshly against one group of employees–say, women–then that qualifies
Is it an “Abuse of Process” to Sue My Employer for Back Pay? Unless an employee meets certain exemptions defined by law, he or she is entitled to overtime pay if they work more than 40 hours in a given workweek. This is a pretty straightforward legal principle, yet far
If you are the victim of employment discrimination, you have multiple possible options for seeking justice. Depending on the facts of your case, you may be able to seek relief by filing a complaint with a state or city agency, by filing a lawsuit directly against the discriminating business in
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