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How often have you heard someone make an offensive comment and then -- when called out on it -- claim that it was just a joke? It’s one of the most common in-the-moment defenses people have. For instance, maybe a co-worker made a suggestive comment about the way you...
Age discrimination is a significant problem in the United States. It happens when someone who is 40 or older is treated less favorably just because of their age. This can happen at any stage of employment, from when a person is looking to get hired to being laid off...
Sexual harassment depends on the perception of the person experiencing mistreatment or harassment. Given that different people bring different values to the discussion about workplace harassment, some people will wrongfully claim that it is impossible to define sexual...
Medical providers billing federal insurance programs for false claims unquestionably contribute significantly to fraud-related medical losses in the United States. However, policing medical billing can be very difficult for the government to do, which is one reason...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) says U.S. employers paid a record $68.2 million for sexual harassment violations in 2019, which eclipsed the previous record by $10 million as the #MeToo movement continues to encourage victims to come forward. That...
Sex harassment complaints against New York City’s municipal employees increased in number by 22% during the 2018-2019 fiscal year, the New York Daily News reported. According to the news story: From July 2018 to June 2019, NYC tallied 578 sexual harassment complaints...
A black manager at DevaCurl salon in SoHo is suing her former employer. This move comes after she got fired for reporting what she referred to as racist employee behavior. In New York, it’s illegal for any employer to mistreat both their customers and employees based...
New York State has enacted laws designed to combat sexual harassment. Back in 2018, New York enacted some expansive sexual harassment laws. In August 2019, Governor Cuomo signed into law a bill that is designed to strengthen the anti-sexual harassment laws that are...
The old song says that working your fingers to the bone gets you nothing but boney fingers. However, you may also get overtime pay, which is one and a half times your normal hourly wage. In New York, overtime pay kicks in after you have worked 40 hours in a single...
A lawsuit filed in New York by a former spokesperson for Donald Trump alleges that the campaign discriminated against her because of her pregnancy. The former spokeswoman for the 2016 Trump campaign says that several of the campaign's top advisers pushed her out of...