The law protects you from workplace retaliation for participating in or engaging in certain activities. For context, workplace retaliation occurs when your employer takes adverse action against you for engaging in legally protected activities. They include reporting...
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Pregnancy and breastfeeding discrimination in New York
In New York, specific laws and regulations are in place to protect the rights of pregnant and breastfeeding employees in the workplace. All employers and employees should ensure that they understand the ins and outs of these laws accordingly. These laws are designed...
3 things to know about LGBTQIA++ discrimination at work in New York
In New York, the fight against workplace discrimination, particularly against individuals in the LGBTQIA++ community, has been a significant focus, underscored by legal protections and evolving understandings of gender identity and expression. The New York State...
Which employees are most at risk of employer wage theft?
Wage theft occurs when a business does not lawfully compensate workers for the jobs they do. Wage theft deprives workers of billions of dollars in income each year, although knowing the true scope of wage theft is virtually impossible. Workers in many different...
Is it impossible to discriminate against an at-will employee?
New York’s at-will employment laws stipulate that workers and employers only have to have a professional relationship as long as they want to maintain that relationship. Either one can choose to terminate it at any time. If the employer wants to fire the worker, they...
Is a dress code a discriminatory policy?
Employees have a right to a safe work environment. The general idea of this means that employees can not be wrongly targeted, attacked, stalked or harassed because they are a minority. Gender, country of origin, sexual attraction, age, disability and pregnancy are all...
Consent and relationships between co-workers: What to know
It’s not illegal for office workers to date, but some companies prohibit it because they just think it’s too problematic. They may be worried about favoritism, allegations of harassment and things of that nature. The owners of the company just want their workers to...
How misclassification negatively impacts workers
Most workers in New York are classified as employees. Any company that hires them has them fill out a W-2 and needs to abide by both federal and New York state employment laws. However, a small but noteworthy percentage of workers receive job offers as independent...
The difference between workplace harassment and discrimination
One of the critical issues that every organization should focus on is creating a safe and inclusive work environment. Central to this mission is understanding the difference between workplace harassment and discrimination. These two concepts are often addressed...
New York employment discrimination laws vs. federal ones
It's unlawful to discriminate against an employee or job applicant based on race, color, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and national origin. New York State and New York City have regulations that are slightly different from federal ones. But are...
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