Posts in July, 2010

Jul 29 New York Gender Discrimination Suit Settles For $175 Million Dollars

A gender discrimination suit against pharmaceutical giant Novartis resulted in a settlement of $175 million. The lawsuit, on ...

Jul 26 Pay Discrimination Remains A Major Workplace Issue

President Obama and other officials at the White House gave their support to the Paycheck Fairness Act. The Act will require ...

Jul 22 New York City Police Department Sexual Harassment Case

The City of New York City will pay a total of $300,000 to two police officers settling a sexual harassment lawsuit filed in ...

Jul 20 The United States Supreme Court Takes On Employer Liability

The cat's paw theory, as applied in employment law, allows employers to be held liable when an individual with a discriminatory ...

Jul 19 Human Rights Protections In New York Under The Domestic Workers Bill Of Rights

New York became the first state to enact legislation granting workplace rights to domestic workers, passing the Domestic Workers' ...

Jul 15 New York City Law Firm In Overtime Compensation Suit

A complaint has recently been filed in federal court alleging that a major New York law firm violated federal labor laws when the ...