Employment Discrimination Blog

If you are a gay or lesbian employee, you may not feel comfortable coming out at work. You may be afraid that your employer will discriminate against you based on your sexual orientation. People across the country have been fired because of who they love. That may leave you wondering if there is any protection […]

If you are deaf or hard-of-hearing, it can sometimes be hard to get your employer to address your needs. Lack of reasonable accommodations can make your work life miserable, and make it harder for you to do your job. Is that what happened at FedEx Ground? Did FedEx discriminate against deaf employees and job applicants? […]

You go to work every day wondering whether you will be hit on, flirted with, or touched inappropriately. You know your status as an employee depends on how you respond to these sexual advances. But your job is off the books. Is there anything you can do about it? Can you file a sexual harassment […]

As a country, America has come a long way since World War II when women first began to enter the workforce. Today, women are represented in every industry, and continue to hold prominent positions in fields like medicine, law, and education. Yet, even as more women enter the board room and take on leadership roles, […]

You’ve watched people of the same or lesser experience get promoted while you stay in the same position. You always get the weekend shift while your colleagues get the weekend off. You got fired because your boss had to let someone go and she liked you least. There are countless examples of actions at work […]

It is often said that undocumented workers in this country “live in the shadows.” They’re typically here for a reason: to make a better living for themselves and their families. But in doing that, they’ve risked violating United States law. They work in a wide variety of jobs, notably making up significant proportions of the […]

We’ve talked about many types of employment discrimination in past blog posts, from sexual harassment to discrimination against the deaf and hard of hearing. There are many other grounds for discrimination claims for employees in New York, though most of those grounds share the same general theories and elements. If you believe you’ve been the […]

When we talk about sexual harassment in the workplace, we often talk in terms of men harassing women. It may be the example that first comes to your mind when we say “sexual harassment,” and it is the example we use most often when discussing the topic. But does that mean the law prohibits only […]

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently announced a settlement with clothing manufacturer, FYC International. Though the Connecticut based clothing manufacturer has discontinued operations, the EEOC still held it accountable for what three female employees alleged was a hostile and sexually demeaning environment in its warehouses. The extensive allegations of sexual harassment brought by the […]

As if understanding the law isn’t hard enough, there are times when you have to speak Latin to understand what is going on. Because our legal system traces some of its roots back to ancient Rome, you’ll often come across Latin phrases in the law like caveat emptor, ex parte, and habeas corpus. In the […]