Employment Lawyer Blog
"Reviews employment law news, cases and reports in New York."
Author: Charles Joseph, Brian Fredericks and D. Maimon Kirschenbaum practice at Joseph & Herzfeld in New York City.
Blawg Related Categories: Labor & Employment • States • New York • Solo / Small Firm
Recent Posts from Employment Lawyer Blog
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Personal Sexual Harassment Spills Over into Retaliation Case at Cascade Foods
According to wire reports, an as of yet unidentified Latina women in her thirties has sued her former employer, Cascade Foods, for retaliation, after she refused to amend a restraining order against a coworker. According…
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Age Discrimination Decision by Supreme Court Angers Congress
The debate over age discrimination in the workplace has reached a boiling point. According to October 6th news reports, Sen. Patrick Leahy, Sen. Tom Harkin and other leaders of the Democratic establishment have launched actions…
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Disability Discrimination Suit against Sears Settles for $6.2 Million
According to a September 29th article in the Chicago Sun-Times, Sears Holding Corporation has been ordered by a federal judge to pay $6.2 million related to a disability discrimination case that has traversed its way…
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Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Alleged at J.P Morgan Chase
According to a September 29th article from Reuters, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed suit against America's second biggest bank, J.P Morgan Chase & Company, for allegedly perpetrating both sexual harassment…
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How to Handle Age Discrimination at Work - 6 Useful Tips
According to statistics compiled by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), workplace age discrimination is a growing problem. In 2007, the EEOC documented over 19,000 cases - the highest number in a dozen years. In…
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6 Ways to Prevent or Stop Sexual Harassment at Your Workplace
Sexual harassment is a serious problem at many American workplaces. Here are six solutions for how to deal with harassment or discrimination if and when it arises. 1. Understand what constitutes sexual harassment. Any number…
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Veteran Attorney Alleges Ages Discrimination, Sues University of Iowa
Attorney Donald Dobkin has sued the University of Illinois for age discrimination in response to the university's decision to deny him a position on the faculty. The 56 year-old Dobkin, who's practiced law for over…
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Target Sued For Alleged Disability Discrimination
Attorneys for a Target employee with cerebral palsy have filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against the retailer in response to the company's decision to reduce the work hours of the claimant. 29-year old Jeremy Schott,…
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Telecom Giant AT&T Sued For Age Discrimination by EEOC
AT&T, the biggest telecommunications company in the US, has found itself on the business end of an age discrimination lawsuit. The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) launched the suit against AT&T in response to…
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In Case That Bears Echoes of Ricci V. New Haven, Minority Firefighters in NYC Claim Skills Exams Discriminate
On July 22, a federal judge ruled in a prominent race discrimination case that the New York City Fire Department's old written examinations were biased against minority applicants. Judge Nicolas Garaufis agreed with the Department…