Blog Posts in Employment Discrimination

On March 10, 2020, the New York Law Journal reported that a New York County jury awarded the estate of a former residential building concierge $1.5 Million in combined compensatory and punitive ...

Are LGBTQ+ Workers Protected Under the Law? Though many states, including New York, explicitly state that employees may not be discriminated against or fired due to their sexuality, no US laws ...

Even before you become an employee, you have legal rights as a job applicant under federal law. The law prohibits employers from discriminating against prospective employees based on age, race, ...

When the Weinstein scandal exploded in 2017, actress Alyssa Milano famously encouraged social media users to spread the hashtag #MeToo in an effort to demonstrate just how many men and women ...

What the law says about toxic workplaces Is being rude and abrasive at work against the law? In most cases, the answer is obviously no. There are no legal standards that govern workplace civility. ...

What to Do if You’ve Been Forced to Quit Your Job What you need to know about constructive discharge Many workers believe that they can’t sue their employers for discrimination or harassment if they ...