Most Common Employment Discrimination Charges
Federal, state, and local laws have existed for decades to protect employees from discrimination and harassment in the workplace. These laws prohibit employees from being treated unfavorably...
What is Pregnancy Discrimination in the Workplace?
Expecting a child should be one of the happiest times of your life, but for some, this occasion can be met with unfair treatment and hostility at work. Unfortunately, some women may experien...
Basic Employee Rights Every Employee Needs to Know
There was a time when employee rights in the United States were nothing but a myth. From unsafe working conditions and gory accidents to sexual harassment without consequence, workers had to...
Those with Family Responsibilities Have Workplace Protections in the Era of COVID-19
Since the city’s schools and daycare centers were closed in March 2020, working New York parents have faced an often-impossible balancing act: performing their job responsibilities while s...
Equality Arrives for LGBTQ Employees!
In 1970, Jack Baker and his life partner, James McConnell, applied to the state of Minnesota for a marriage license. It was the first time in U.S. history that two men had sought to marry....