By a 6-to-3 vote, in a majority decision written by Justice Gorsuch, the conservative justices of the Supreme Court ended ...
The intersection of age and gender, and its adverse consequences for professional women, is the focus of a recent article ...
Nearly five decades after the passage of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, the 116th Congress of the United States has signed ...
On May 12, 2021, the Second Circuit court of appeals in the case of Quinones v. City of Binghamton, 20-3078 ...
March 24, 2021 was Equal Pay Day in the U.S. The White House issued “A Proclamation on National Equal Pay ...
On December 31, 2020 the Healthy Terminals Act was signed into law by Governor Andrew Cuomo requiring employees working at ...
Mayor De Blasio recently signed legislation amending NYC’s paid safe and sick leave law. The new changes took effect on ...
The coronavirus pandemic has raised many issues for employers and older employees. Many employees, over the age of 40, are ...
In a June 18, 2020 unanimous decision in the case of Hosking v. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Ctr, 2020 NY Slip ...
As the COVID-19 pandemic evolves, lawmakers and regulators in Washington have turned their attention to addressing the inevitable retaliation against ...
In a decision written by Justice Neil Gorsuch, in the case of Bostock v. Clayton County, GA, a majority of ...
Last week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued new guidance to employers related to addressing COVID-19 in the workplace. ...
On Memorial Day, Governor Cuomo announced that state and local governments will provide death benefits for frontline and essential workers ...
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) prohibits employment discrimination based on age against an individual 40 years of age or older. ...
Although New York is in a state of “pause” with non-essential employees still being required to work from home, it ...
During the COVID-19 health emergency, essential workers on the front lines in New York have been speaking out – blowing ...
Congress Gives, the Department of Labor Takes Away In late March 2020, as schools around the country were being closed ...
On April 23, 2020 the EEOC updated its guidance regarding workplace issues presented by the coronavirus pandemic. The key update ...
The New York City Council announced last week a COVID-19 legislative relief package which includes a NYC Essential Workers Bill ...
On April 9, the EEOC issued updated guidance on Covid-19 and the federal laws which protect employees with disabilities from ...
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many workers have symptoms or a diagnosis of COVID-19, are caring for loved ...
Before we were all side swiped by the coronavirus pandemic, which has turned our collective workplaces upside down, I issued ...
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on March 8 that the City will provide financial relief for small businesses across the City ...
The coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic has raised novel questions for employers and employees about what conduct is permissible by an employer who ...
Small businesses have been especially hit hard by the impact of Covid-19. You want to continue to operate your business, ...
The CARES Act became law on March 27, 2020, offering a nearly $2 trillion economic stimulus package with an estimated ...
There have been several recent changes to New York State law to increase protections for workers’ rights, including changes scheduled ...
On January 11, 2020, legislation went into effect to extend New York City’s protections against discrimination, harassment and retaliation to ...
On August 20, 2019, New York State amended its Human Right Law to enhance protections for workers who are survivors ...
A prominent New York newspaper recently headlined that Dr. Philip Ozuah, the current CEO of the Montefiore Health System, a ...
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has expressed that coded references to age, such as “college student,” “recent college ...
A 2018 report, prepared by Victoria A. Lipnic then Acting Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, highlighted the ...
Effective May 10, 2020, it will be an unlawful discriminatory practice in New York City for most employers to conduct ...
Despite his attorney’s unjustified protestations, Harvey Weinstein was recently sentenced to 23 years in prison for the rape of one ...