Gender-based Discrimination Poll in Politics
- posted: Apr. 30, 2016
- Employment Law,  Employee Rights,  Racial Discrimination,  Gender Discrimination
Hillary Clinton promotes the Woman Card Donald Trump recently gave a speech that included degrading remarks against his competitor’s, Hillary Clinton, presidential campaign. Trump alleged that Hillary’s primary focus in her Read More
FORMER EMPLOYEES SUE ZALES FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT
- posted: Apr. 16, 2016
- Sexual Harassment
Two former employees filed a lawsuit against Zales, the jewelry retailer, claiming that they were sexually harassed by their supervisor. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiffs’ supervisor subjected them to Read More
UPS must pay $5.3M in Hostile Work Environment Lawsuit
- posted: Apr. 15, 2016
- Employment Law,  Employment Retaliation,  Employee Rights,  Racial Discrimination
Several Black Men sued UPS for Hostile Work Environment Exposure A total of 8 black UPS employees filed a race discrimination lawsuit in 2014 in Fayette Circuit Court against UPS located Read More
New York State’s Paid Family Leave
- posted: Apr. 11, 2016
- Employment Law,  FMLA,  Gender Discrimination
The New York State budget for 2016-2017, which was proposed by Governor Cuomo, included a Paid Family Leave (PFL) policy. PFL, when fully-enacted, will allow employees to take up to 12 Read More
NJ Police Officers sue for Sexual Harassment
- posted: Jan. 19, 2016
- Employment Law,  Sexual Harassment,  Employment Retaliation,  Hostile Work Environment,  Gender Discrimination
Twin Police Officers link to Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit New Jersey – Twin police officers, Angel and Luis Santiago, were named in a sexual harassment lawsuit filed in Cumberland County on Read More
MUSLIM DRIVERS AWARDED $240,000 IN EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION SUIT
- posted: Dec. 03, 2015
- Employment Law,  Employee Rights,  Racial Discrimination
An Illinois jury recently awarded $240,000 to a pair of Muslim men who believed they were terminated from their position of employment with a trucking company after both men refused Read More
SHOULD A WORKER BE COMPENSATED FOR THE TIME SPENT DRESSING IN SAFETY EQUIPMENT?
- posted: Dec. 01, 2015
- Fair Labor Standards Act
On November 10, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Tyson Foods v. Bouaphakeo, which involves a group of pork-processing workers in Iowa who claimed the meatpacking giant Read More
SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE KITCHEN
- posted: Nov. 13, 2015
- Sexual Harassment
A recent New York court filing in Manhattan Supreme Court alleges that a female cook was sexually harassed and groped by the head chef at David Bouley’s restaurant in Tribeca Read More
EEOC RULES THAT SEXUAL ORIENTATION DISCRIMINATION IS UNLAWFUL UNDER TITLE VII
- posted: Nov. 11, 2015
- Employment Law,  Gender Discrimination
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has ruled that sexual orientation discrimination in the workplace is a form of illegal sex discrimination. According to the Commission, which passed the Read More
EEOC FINDS THAT NYC PAID MINORITY AND FEMALE WORKERS LESS THAN WHITE MALE COUNTERPARTS
- posted: Nov. 03, 2015
- Employment Law,  Gender Discrimination
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently found that New York City discriminated against women and minorities, paying them substantially less than their white male counterparts. The Commission issued its Read More