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What is an Arrest and Criminal Conviction History Discrimination?
New York State and New York City's human rights laws prohibit discrimination based on arrest history or criminal conviction history. And there's only two narrow exceptions to this prohibition.
Are You a Victim of Age Discrimination?
If you feel you're being managed out, treated differently, victimized because of your age, you may be a victim of age discrimination and before you're fired, it's best to take action.
Do You Have a Valid Claim for Wrongful Discharge?
Do you have a valid claim for wrongful discharge? Well, ask yourself these three questions for a start.
What Should I Do if I’m Being Sexually Harassed at Work?
Learn what constitutes sexual harassment, what you should do to stop it, how to report it, and how to protect your rights in the event of backlash.
Gender Expression, Gender Identity Protection Bill Now Protects You in New York
Gender Expression, Gender Identity Protection Bill that will amend the New York State’s Human Rights Law to protect all binary gender, nonconforming employees, and transgender employees from discriminatory treatment.
Breastfeeding at Work
Under federal law, since 2010, women returning from maternity leave who are breastfeeding, nursing parents - are entitled to a clean, private, non-restroom, non-bathroom space in which to express milk; to take a break and to lactate on a similar schedule to what your baby would be doing, nursing, if you were home, two or three times a day. Otherwise, it's very painful, you can develop mastitis, it may interfere permanently with your ability to breastfeed, and it’s illegal.
Nepotism at Work - Your Rights when you are fired for fighting and replaced by CEO's daughter
Can I be fired for stealing despite being innocent?
Being fired for stealing whether you are guilty or not, doesn't matter because your employer can fire you for any reason. Your employer can fire you for crazy reasons, just not illegal ones.
What comprises Wrongful Termination?
If you feel you are being wrongfully terminated or you are wrongfully discharged, or dismissed, people use that term "wrongful termination" all the time. The thing is, it's not really a thing. It's not a claim. It's not a cause of action - it's more of a term of art that comprises several different notions of illegal or unjust firings from your job.
The needs of the many...reasonable accommodation
The needs of the individual - you - with your condition, your bona fide disability under federal law and what the employer (the many) needs to do to 'reasonably accommodate,' to be flexible to your needs--that to the employer (the many)--is basically a pain in their butt, because it’s higher maintenance, more cost, but they have to do it under the law and that's the balance, that's the test of reasonable accommodation.
HR makes me anxious
If you filed a complaint with your company and the human resource department calls you down to discuss it, I know you are probably anxious about going, but you need to go, and you need to cooperate with their investigation.
Only 1 employee needed for sexual harassment in NY
If you are being sexually harassed in the workplace and you work for a tiny mom-and-pop employer with let's say 3 employees, what do you do?
Is it a legitimate RIF?
If you are being fired from your job and so-called reduction-in-force or RIF, the question is if its legitimate RIF.
The Secret to Filing Administrative Complaints with the EEOC or the SDHR: Don’t Do It!
Filing a Sexual Harassment Complaint in New York
Employees in the state of New York have several avenues for filing a sexual harassment complaint. Civil rights attorney Jack Tuckner writes about the available options.