Pregnancy Discrimination in NYC
Pregnancy Discrimination in NYC: What laws protect pregnant women from pregnancy discrimination in NYC? New York City has recently enacted the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which requires employers in New York City who employ at least four employees to provide reasonable accommodations for pregnant employees. Striving to prevent pregnancy discrimination in NYC, the new law […]
Standard Clauses in Physician Contract Agreements – Patient Receipts
Patient Receipt Clauses – What do these look like? Sample: (a) You agree that any checks or funds made payable or received by you for professional services rendered on behalf of the Practice during the Term of your employment hereunder shall be the exclusive property of the Practice and shall be promptly paid over or […]
New York City Disability Discrimination Law and Unlawful Termination
Extended Leave of Absence May Be a Reasonable Accommodation Under New York City Human Rights Law In LaCourt v. Shenanigans Knits, Ltd., No. 102391/11 (N.Y. Sup. Ct., N.Y. Cty., Nov. 14, 2012), an employee informed her supervisor of her recent breast cancer diagnosis and decision to undergo a double mastectomy. Prior to her scheduled surgery […]
Disability Discrimination in New York City
Disability Discrimination in New York Unlawful Termination – Disability Discrimination EXTENDED LEAVE OF ABSENCE MAY BE A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION UNDER NEW YORK CITY HUMAN RIGHTS LAW The following post addresses a topic of disability discrimination in New York – whether an extended leave of absence may be considered a reasonable accommodation under New York City […]
Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires employers to engage in an interactive process with a disabled employee to determine whether the employer can provide a reasonable accommodation under the ADA to the disabled employee. A reasonable accommodation under the ADA requires that the employee be able to perform essential functions of a position. Recently, […]
New York City Employment Law Lawyer: Workplace Racial Discrimination
The rules have now changed in discrimination lawsuits and hostile work environments, as proven in Vance v. Ball State University, the US Supreme Court’s workplace discrimination ruling. In a 5-4 outcome, the US Supreme Court altered the landscape in which employees could sue for discrimination and hostile work environments by narrowly defining what constitutes a […]
Using the ‘N’ Word Illegal At Work
Jury Agrees Use of N-Word by Black Employer Creates Hostile Work Environment for Black Employee. ALEX GRANOVSKY APPEARS ON DEALIN’ STRAIGHT RADIO SHOW Brandi Johnson, a 38 year old black woman from New York, was recently awarded a $280,000 verdict in her hostile work environment claim which was heard in a Manhattan federal court. Johnson […]
OK to Discriminate in New York City? The Bona Fide Occupational Qualification Defense
The bona fide occupational qualification (“BFOQ”) is defense that an employer can use to justify intentional discrimination in some circumstances. For example, gender discrimination is illegal. But what about a men’s clothing designer who refuses to hire female models? Is the designer required to hire female models? Of course not. Being male is a bone […]
What is Disability Discrimination in New York? Our Lawyer Explains
What is Disability Discrimination in New York? What Laws Apply to Disability Discrimination in New York? If you work in New York, you are protected from disability discrimination at the workplace by both federal and state law – the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL). If you work […]
Can I Be Fired While On Disability Leave?
CAN I BE FIRED WHILE I AM ON DISABILITY LEAVE – WHAT’S THE DEAL? Short answer – yes, but…. CAN I BE FIRED WHILE I AM ON DISABILITY LEAVE –BUT I’M ON SHORT TERM/LONG TERM DISABILITY LEAVE? Short and Long Term disabilities are not job protected. But, there are cases where you may qualify for […]