Discrimination

New York, as a whole, has been proactive about protecting employees’ rights. As of January 7, 2020, for example, New York Labor Law Section 203-E went into effect, and it prohibits employers from accessing any personal information regarding the reproductive decisions...

Federal employment laws protect workers from discrimination based on many different factors. Employers should not consider protected characteristics like your sex or gender, sexual orientation, medical conditions, race, religion, or national origin when making...

People often assume that religious discrimination happens between two people who believe in different gods. For instance, you may hold to a strict Islamic tradition, while your employer is a Christian, and you may feel that they treat you far differently than they do...

In New York, it is, unfortunately, true that some people still have to deal with racism in the workplace. For example, in July, a man working with the Pepsi Co. decided to sue over alleged hostility and racism from his coworkers. He claims that someone at work used a...

The Supreme Court in Queens claims “forcing employees to get the COVID-19” vaccination is in violation of state and city law. However, it is important to note that this ruling acknowledges that the right to refuse vaccination is only protected for specific reasons....

When you're a loyal employee, getting promoted is both a sign of career progression, enabling you to improve your skills, level of responsibility and pay, but it is also a sign that your hard work is being recognized and that you are valued in your company. Therefore,...

People typically have a set of biases that they hold to, whether they acknowledge them or not. These can influence all areas of their life, and they’re typically rooted well back in their past. These are things they were taught or learned as they grew up.  When they...

Magazines this year have been full of articles about how to dress while working from home. Workers proudly posted photos to social media showing their smart upper half, mixed with a casual bottom half. Others posted videos of unfortunate colleagues caught on camera,...

NY1, New York’s all-news station, is now facing its eighth lawsuit from a female employee in two years. Despite the company’s assertions that they take a zero-tolerance approach to harassment and discrimination, their track record for quashing that kind of activity...

New Yorkers who have been discriminated against in the workplace for being gay, lesbian or transgender can now file a lawsuit in either state or federal court. Though New York already had its own laws on the books prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation...