• posted: Apr. 01, 2015
• Zafer Akin, Esq.
• Employee Rights
• Employee Rights

On March 25, 2015 the United States Supreme Court vacated the decision of the lower court, sending a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit back to that court for trial. The decision will Read More

• posted: Mar. 20, 2015
• Zafer Akin, Esq.
• Employee Rights
• Employee Rights

A new bar in Barcelona, Entrepanes Díaz, has made headlines for only hiring waiters over the age of 50. The move is an unusual one for a business in the Read More

• posted: Feb. 25, 2015
• Zafer Akin, Esq.
• Employment Law,  Employee Rights
• Employment Law,  Employee Rights

A recent lawsuit and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) complaint have caused the Justice Department to clarify the stance of the federal government on gender identity discrimination in the workplace. Leyth Read More

• posted: Feb. 24, 2015
• Zafer Akin, Esq.
• Employment Law,  Employee Rights
• Employment Law,  Employee Rights

On February 9th, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that food company Sara Lee discriminated against black employees at a facility in Paris, Texas. According to the Commission’s findings, Read More

• posted: Feb. 11, 2015
• Zafer Akin, Esq.
• Employee Rights
• Employee Rights

A current civil rights lawsuit demonstrates that victims of gender discrimination are not always women. Male employees who worked for Ruby Tuesday have sued the restaurant chain for excluding them Read More

• posted: Feb. 11, 2015
• Zafer Akin, Esq.
• Employment Law,  Employee Rights
• Employment Law,  Employee Rights

On December 3rd, 2014, the Supreme Court heard a pregnancy discrimination case that will help define the requirements of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978. The case was brought forward Read More

• posted: Feb. 02, 2015
• Zafer Akin, Esq.
• Employment Law,  Employee Rights
• Employment Law,  Employee Rights

If you are unemployed, you may worry about whether your work status will negatively impact your job search. You should know that in New York City, employers are prohibited from Read More

• posted: Dec. 08, 2014
• Zafer Akin, Esq.
• Employee Rights
• Employee Rights

In recent years, young CEOs like Mark Zuckerberg have created an increasingly youth-centered culture in the tech sector. At an event at Stanford in 2007, Zuckerberg made statements such as, Read More

• posted: Oct. 23, 2014
• Zafer Akin, Esq.
• Employee Rights
• Employee Rights

On October 2, 2014 the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari to hear the EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc.. The case involved a Muslim woman who applied for a Read More