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Hostile Work Environment: How to Protect Yourself?
If you identify that the hostility is arising because of something about you as a woman, or a person of color, or because of your age, or your disability, or some other protected status, then it is illegal.
What do you do if you are discriminated against at your workplace?
To treat you equally as a woman, to not permit you to be sexually harassed, to not permit you to be working in an environment that may be hostile to women in general, and you in particular; to ensure that your work environment for the nine months of your pregnancy is flexible, isn’t hostile; that you are able to come back from maternity leave that your employer must provide for you, and they must provide a place for you to express milk after you come back from your maternity leave.
Pregnancy Discrimination Act Turns 40
This week’s the 40th anniversary of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act - the 1978 federal law designed and enacted to protect women who become pregnant while working, from being fired while pregnant and working.
Happy July 4th! Paid Maternity Leave Finally a Reality in NY!
Here’s one thing all pregnant working women in the United States now have in every State in the Union, and that’s the right not to be treated differently, not to experience hostility, backlash, a diminution, a degradation to the terms or the conditions or the privileges of your employment because of your pregnancy, because of your childbirth, or because of a related medical condition.
No NDA's permitted in NY
Today's video is about confidentiality. Nondisclosure agreements are no longer permitted just because your employer wishes to sweep your claim and your settlement under the rug. You, now as the victim of the sexual harassment must consent to the privacy, to the confidentiality, to the nondisclosure agreement if it is to occur.
Age Discrimination is a Real Thing
FMLA, No. Maternity Leave, Yes.
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.
Nurses are sexually harassed by patients too...
If you are a nurse and you are being sexually harassed by patients, its still illegal sexual harassment.
What will be the new minimum wage in New York City beginning December 31, 2017?
Starting this December 31, 2017, the minimum wage for workers in New York City (the 5 boroughs that comprise NYC) rises to $13 an hour.
Salary history questions are now illegal in NYC
Employers are now prohibited in NYC from prompting you, asking you, asking your prior employer, searching for publicly available information about your past salary history.
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.
US federal employees of color are working in a hostile work environment
According to at least one employment lawyer's opinion, roughly 300,000 African-American federal employees right now are suffering in a hostile work environment.
Too Old to Rock and Roll
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act [“ADEA”] is a federal law that prohibits discrimination in hiring, promotion, or firing based on age decision [factors] if the employee in question is 40 or over.
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?
#TakeAKnee - Can you be fired for your political opinions?
Yes, the short answer is you can be fired from your private sector job for your political opinions. There is no first amendment right, there is no free speech in your private sector workplace. That's to prevent the government from interfering with your ability to express yourself.
Can You Express Milk in Your Workplace?
If you are returning from maternity leave and you are breastfeeding your baby, you are definitely entitled to pump milk, to express milk in your workplace, and your employer must accommodate that need.