Should I sue my employer? Maybe. Speaking in very general terms, there are three major categories of laws protecting employees. These categories are: (1) discrimination law, (2) leave law, and (3) wage payment law. Below is a very brief discussion of each: If you are having issues with your employer,
The Americans with Disabilities Act protects Americans against disability-related discrimination by making it illegal for any employer to discriminate against a qualified job applicant on the basis of his or her disability. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, a disability is any mental or physical impairment that limits a person’s
Employment Discrimination on the basis of gender includes discrimination on the basis of gender identity and transgender status. If you believe you are the victim of employment discrimination on the basis of your gender or gender identity, our New York employment discrimination attorneys can help you fight for your rights.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (www.ada.gov) (“ADA”) requires employer to provide “reasonable accommodations” to their disabled employees. But what exactly is a reasonable accommodation under the ADA? The Code of Federal Regulations defines an accommodation as “any change in the work environment or the way things are customarily done that
Every day, dozens of people contact us seeking help with their employment situation. These people seek help for issues involving discrimination, wrongful termination, unfair treatment, unpaid wages, harassment, salary issues, and so on. But while the reason each person contacts our office might be different, what each person should expect
We get a lot of phone calls from people who are very upset about having just received a Performance Improvement Plan (commonly known as a PIP). It is an understandably awful feeling. The employee has just been handed a formal notice that they are not performing up to the employer’s
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
If you work in New York State, New York City, or New Jersey, the answer is yes. But this is not true everywhere—a point discussed below. The protections offered in New York State, New York City, and New Jersey specifically protect LGBTQ individuals. The New York State Human Rights Law
Generally, the answer is no. Effective October 8, 2019, employers in New York State (akin to employers in New York City) will not be permitted to require employees to change garments and or facial grooming if to do so would violate an employee’s religion. The new legislation was signed by
What should I do If I am Being Discriminated Against at Work The first question to ask yourself is whether the discrimination is based on a characteristic protected by the law—called a “protected category.” It is illegal to treat someone differently under the law because of, among other things, race,
