Firm News & Blog
Parents Grieving the Death and Harm Suffered by Their Children After Being Exposed to a Fatal Video Trend File Complaint to Hold Video Streaming Platforms Accountable
February 2nd, 2023
Parents of minor users impacted by dangerous, viral trends on video streaming apps come together to hold social media companies responsible for their failure to heed user reports about the proliferation of fatal trends on their platforms. Case: Digit…
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Categories: Press
Is New York’s restaurant sector ready to tackle its sexual harassment problem? | New York | The Guardian
May 16th, 2022
The Spotted Pig, the 100-seat gastropub in New York’s trendy West Village, is under renovation. It was, until the restaurant closed in 2020, the site of a notorious, third-floor space dubbed “the rape room” by several employees who claimed that…
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Categories: Sexual Harassment
Mother Whose Son Died by Suicide After Cyberbullying on Anonymous Messaging Apps Commends Snap for Banning All Anonymous Messaging Apps and Calls on Other Companies to Do the Same
March 18th, 2022
Today, Kristin Bride, mother of Carson Bride who died by suicide at age 16 after being bullied on anonymous messaging apps commended Snap Inc. (operator of Snapchat app) for making a decision to ban these features on the platform sought by teens. She…
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Categories: AI Fairness and Data Privacy
CBS Executives Leave While Gender and Racial Discrimination Investigation Looms
July 30th, 2021
There has been a shake-up at the top of one of the big three in broadcast television. CBS has removed Peter Dunn, the TV station executive, and David Friend, Senior Vice President of News while the company investigates dozens of gender and racial dis…
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Categories: Racial Discrimination
States Begin Legislative Process to Protect Employees Against COVID-19 Vaccine Choice Discrimination
July 22nd, 2021
Across the country, U.S. citizens and residents now have access to the COVID-19 vaccine. But many are hesitant or medically unable to be vaccinated. Could opting out of the Coronavirus vaccine put your job at risk, or will state or federal laws prote…
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Categories: Employment Discrimination Blog
What is Sexual Harassment in the Workplace?
July 19th, 2021
Sexual harassment in the workplace has been illegal since 1964. Some forms of sexual misconduct, including rape and sexual assault, are even criminal, but it still happens all too often. If you have been treated differently or faced verbal or physica…
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Categories: Sexual Harassment
How Does the HERO Act Affect Employees?
July 16th, 2021
The past year and a half have been hard for New York residents and essential workers worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic has drawn attention to just how unprepared businesses were to respond to infectious diseases at work. Now the HERO Act aims to set a…
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Categories: Employment Discrimination Blog
The Effect of Marijuana Legalization on Drug Testing in the Workplace
June 28th, 2021
In May 2021, New York became the 15th state to legalize adult-use marijuana. But with federal regulations still labelling cannabis a controlled substance, employers and employees may wonder what marijuana legalization means for them. Specifically, yo…
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Categories: Employment Discrimination Blog
One Fair Wage Says Darden Restaurants’ Tips Policy Caused Racial and Gender Discrimination
June 21st, 2021
Can working on tips perpetuate racial or gender discrimination at work? The advocacy group One Fair Wage has filed a lawsuit against industry giant Darden Restaurants arguing that the company’s tips policy caused racial discrimination and sexual ha…
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Diversity in Law Firms: Will We See Progress Without Protests?
June 17th, 2021
In the summer of 2020, protests erupted across the country in the wake of the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. The protests drew attention to racial discrimination and the problem of meaningful diversity in every industry, law included. B…
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Categories: Racial Discrimination