While some employees enjoy the protection of union-negotiated collective bargaining agreements, contracts requiring just cause for dismissal, or agreements with specified employment terms, the reality is that most American workers don't have these safeguards. Instead,...
New York State has paid leave benefits that protect employees. Workers make contributions to this critical program through payroll withholdings. When they experience qualifying circumstances, they may have the option of taking up to 12 weeks of paid leave from their...
Artificial intelligence plays a growing role in hiring, promotions, and workplace management. Employers often rely on automated tools to save time and reduce costs. These systems can still create legal problems when they reflect bias that affects protected groups....
Being fired after reporting racism can be a warning sign. When your complaint leads to punishment instead of accountability, that response may be retaliation. If you believe your employer pushed you out after you spoke up, ask why. Retaliation doesn’t erase the truth....
Pinterest careers are often seen as a kinder, gentler social media start up. But according to a pair of black women who publicly resigned from the company in May 2020, the company’s public face hides a corporate culture of gender and racial discrimination that forced...
In the latest intersection between LGBTQ+ rights and religious freedoms, a Canadian Baptist church pastor was voted out after she came out as Trans in a sermon. Find out what happened, and how recent court decisions have shaped and limited the options available to...
If you have filed a discrimination complaint at work, it can sometimes feel like your employer is ignoring you, or isn’t taking you seriously. And it might be true. How can you know if your employer is doing enough to prevent discrimination or sexual harassment at...
Do you need an attorney for job discrimination or will the EEOC do the work for you? Find out why you should talk to a lawyer first, and when you can skip the EEOC altogether. In this blog post, I will discuss the differences between the EEOC process and what an...
When you think of wage discrimination, you may think of secretaries, teachers, or other traditionally female roles. But a recent lawsuit by female lawyer Kerrie L. Campbell against the law firm Chadbourne & Parke shows that wage discrimination can happen at any...
We’ve talked about many types of employment discrimination in past blog posts, from sexual harassment to discrimination against the deaf and hard of hearing. There are many other grounds for discrimination claims for employees in New York, though most of those grounds...