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Category Archives: Employment Discrimination
What Potential Penalties Do Employers Face in NY Discrimination Cases?
More Potential Penalties for Employers Potential penalties for employers are likely to result from the amendments to the New York State Anti-Harassment Law. As the repercussions of the amendments become clearer to employers, more businesses will establish anti-discrimination work policies. … Continue reading
Understanding Negative Hiring Practices and How to Avoid Them
Interviewing applicants for jobs typically involves questions and sometimes testing. As an employer, you should be aware that some questions have a negative impact on certain protected classes. Protected classes are groups of people based on race, color, religion, sex, … Continue reading
Are You Motivated to Prevent Discrimination Lawsuits?
Because putting measures in place to prevent discrimination can be a lot of work, many employers don’t take the time to address this factor in their businesses. However, when a lawsuit is pending or a discrimination claim has been filed, … Continue reading
The EEOC and Kroger Settle in a Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
NYC & Queens Employment Defense Attorney As mentioned in an earlier blog, claims with the EEOC for ADA violations have been on the rise and many involve companies that are household names. In September of 2014, the Equal Employment Opportunity … Continue reading
Largest Delivery Company in the Nation Sued for Religious Discrimination
Religious discrimination has been in the news a lot recently. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) just filed a lawsuit against the United States’ largest package delivery company, UPS (United Parcel Service, Inc.) based on claims of religious discrimination. The … Continue reading
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Is the Job Applicant’s Age a Factor You Consider When Hiring?
As a business owner, have you heard your manager claim that someone is too old to hire for a particular job? Or, have there been discussions that a younger person would be a better candidate for any number of reasons? … Continue reading
NYC Employment Defense Discrimination Attorney
Author: Stephen D. Hans What If an Employee Can’t Work the Schedule the Employer Wants? In many situations, a schedule conflict is a reason not to hire a prospective employee. However, when the employee’s religion is the reason for the … Continue reading
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Take Quick Actions When Signs of Discrimination Emerge in Your Business
All too often, business owners are not aware of their managers or supervisors engaging in discriminatory practices toward workers. When workers complain about racial or nationality slurs being made in the workplace, this is a red flag for owners to … Continue reading
CVS Hit with Class Action Discrimination Lawsuit
Recently a discrimination lawsuit against CVS Pharmacy became high profile in the news. The New York Time reported that CVS’s former employees complained that managers required them to profile black and Hispanic shoppers for shoplifting. When they complained about this … Continue reading
U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Abercrombie & Fitch Discrimination Case
In March, we blogged about a religious discrimination case that was scheduled for hearing at the U.S. Supreme Court level. The Supreme Court rendered its decision on June 1, with the judges almost in unanimous agreement — eight to one. … Continue reading
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