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New York State’s Paid Family Leave

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

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

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

EEOC RULES THAT SEXUAL ORIENTATION DISCRIMINATION IS UNLAWFUL UNDER TITLE VII

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

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

EMPLOYERS MUST PROVIDE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR EMPLOYEES’ RELIGIOUS BELIEFS

The law states that employers must reasonably accommodate workers’ religious practices, unless doing so poses an undue hardship on their business. Several examples of reasonable religious accommodations include providing flexible Read More

APPEALS COURT REVERSES BIG WIN FOR UNPAID INTERNS

The Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that a lower court made a mistake when it decided that Fox Searchlight Pictures violated employment law by having unpaid production Read More

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SAYS THAT MOST WORKERS ARE EMPLOYEES, NOT INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS

A growing number of workers have filed lawsuits against their employers, claiming that they should be classified as employees rather than free agents. Though the classification may seem nominal, it Read More

EEOC DECIDES AGAINST U.S. ARMY IN GENDER IDENTITY DISCRIMINATION CASE

Recently, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released a landmark ruling that found the U.S. Army guilty of discriminating against a transgender civilian employee. The decision marks the first time Read More

INSPECTOR GENERAL FINDS THAT EPA PROMOTED EMPLOYEE WHO HARASSED AT LEAST 17 WOMEN

An inspector general investigation has found that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promoted an employee to be the Assistant Administrator for the EPA’s Office of Homeland Security, despite the fact Read More

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