NJ Employee allege Retaliation for Whistleblowing
- posted: Aug. 07, 2016
- Employment Law,  Employee Rights,  Disability Discrimination,  Gender Discrimination,  Age Discrimination
City Worker fights for Fair Wages New Jersey – A male employee, Patrick “PJ” Leonard, working for the city of Bayonne, NJ has filed a lawsuit in Hudson County Superior Court Read More
US Labor Department updated Sex Discrimination Regulations for the First Time in 40 Years.
- posted: Jun. 17, 2016
- Employment Law,  Hostile Work Environment,  Racial Discrimination,  Gender Discrimination
Women make up over 50 percent of the population in the United States and are a significant part of the workforce. Yet, discrimination based on gender (sex discrimination) remains prevalent. Read More
New York City Makes Caregivers a Protected Class
- posted: Jun. 09, 2016
- Employment Law,  Sexual Harassment,  Disability Discrimination,  Gender Discrimination,  Age Discrimination
On January 5, 2016, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law legislation prohibiting employment discrimination based on an individual’s actual or perceived status as a caregiver. A “caregiver” Read More
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
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
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
HISTORIC EEOC LAWSUIT CLAIMING SEX DISCRIMINATION AGAINST TRANSGENDER EMPLOYEE IS SETTLED
- posted: Oct. 07, 2015
- Gender Discrimination
In 2014, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed its first two lawsuits that claimed that transgender discrimination was prohibited under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Read More
IS SEXUAL HARASSMENT AGAINST JOB APPLICANTS UNLAWFUL?
- posted: Sep. 11, 2015
- Gender Discrimination
The law says that employers are prohibited from turning a blind eye to sexual harassment in the workplace. But does it offer protections to job applicants as well? A lawsuit filed Read More