Pregnancy discrimination occurs when an employer treats an employee unfairly solely because they are pregnant or have recently given birth. This unfair treatment can be displayed in various ways, such as being denied job opportunities, facing unfavorable work conditions, or even being terminated from employment. It’s important to note that such discriminatory actions are prohibited […]
Workplace sexual harassment is a pervasive concern that still impacts too many individuals across different workplaces and industries. It comes with unwanted behavior of a sexual nature that builds a hostile or harsh environment, interrupting an individual’s ability to work comfortably and effectively. Addressing this issue is vital, not only for the well-being of those
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Types of Wrongful Termination in New York under the Updated Rules New York and many U.S. states are at-will employment states. That means that unlike in some other countries, and unlike in some U.S. unionized factories or government agency workplaces, employees may be terminated without the employer necessarily showing good cause, immoral or unethical activity
Employees In The Law Employee status can be very important in employment law. For example, a worker seeking to enforce the minimum wage under federal law or to invoke a right to federal time and a half or overtime pay may need to show employee status under, for example, 29 U.S.C. §§ 207(a)(1). Similarly, a
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In the United States, equal rights at work are enforced in many different ways. The federal system of the U.S. Constitution envisions both states and a federal government. According to our employment discrimination attorney, the equal opportunity mechanisms of the federal government are split into at least four institutions. First, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity
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Who Are The Parties? A severance agreement is often a type of contract between an employer and employee or recently terminated former employee. Sometimes, however, it may be an agreement between an employee and some other entity like a joint employer or an ownership company. This is where employment lawyers NYC can help you understand
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Store managers and assistant store managers have a lot of work to do every day. Sometimes clocking in before the break of dawn, they may stock the shelves or the food prep area and participate in the process of cleaning up and having equipment repaired. When customers stream in, they are often on the front
The Flores Case against NFL Teams The most recent lawsuit to rock the world of professional sports was filed by the head coach of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins, Brian Flores, with the help of discrimination harassment lawyers. The Dolphins let him go in early 2022 after he led the team in three NFL seasons, including
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A high-achieving leader in the advertising and marketing industry joins a company that is about to take off in a way that the world hasn’t quite seen before. It is December 2019, months before the COVID-19 pandemic will change the world in many ways, and the leader is Katie Ellen Puris, and the company is
Around the country, every year, small and medium businesses are struggling. Grills, brewpubs, bars, stores, medical and dental offices, vets, car washes, salons and barbershops, tax preparers and accountants, day cares, builders, landscapers, repair services, and a variety of other fixtures of a community can run into hard times. Expensive repairs may be needed just
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