Blog posts in Employment Law

Everyone by now has heard about the coronavirus. Whether it be through social media, Whatsapp, or the mainstream media, no one really seems to know ...

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers from discriminating against employees or job applicants on the basis of “sex.” Last ...

Although employment discrimination is prohibited at the federal, state, and city levels, each law is different in its scope and application. In fact, ...

New York City employers have a duty to identify and address sexual harassment in the workplace. Some employers think this means they only need to ...

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 ...

Sexual harassment is a serious problem in many New York City workplaces. Like other forms of employment discrimination, sexual harassment often ...

Civil service laws provide specific due process rights for state employees who may be the subject of disciplinary or termination actions. These rights ...

In the so-called gig economy, many New Yorkers no longer fully appreciate the legal distinction between an “employee” and an “independent contractor.” ...

New York State law forbids most employers, including state agencies, from refusing to hire a job applicant solely on the basis of a prior criminal ...