New York Employment Lawyer Blog
Discussion of employment discrimination-related issues, including news and developments about age, racial, employment, and sexual discrimination in the states of New York and New Jersey.
Author: Robert Ottinger and Carrie Kurzon practice at The Ottinger Firm in New York City.
Blawg Related Categories: Labor & Employment • States • New Jersey • New York • Solo / Small Firm
Recent Posts from New York Employment Lawyer Blog
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Don't Get Pressured Into Signing A Severance Agreement
Lately, I have been hearing stories from employees who are being intensely pressured by their employers to sign severance agreements. Just the other day we had a high level executive who was handed a severance…
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Top 100 Employment Law Blogs
Molly DiBianca, author of the Delaware Employment Law Blog, created a list of the Top 100 Employment Law Blogs. This is a great resource for anyone interested in employment law. We are happy that this…
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Top 5 Questions and Answers about Layoffs and Severance
Top 5 Questions and Answers about Layoffs and Severance 1. Will My Employer Revoke My Severance If I ask for More? Answer: Not likely so long as you ask nicely and make reasonable requests. The…
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A Win for Working Mothers
Some companies do not treat working moms equally. Some think that working moms have “too much on their plate” at home and don’t give moms the same opportunities at work. Take Laurie Chadwick, a mother…
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The Most Importnant thing to Do
If you lose your job, remember what is most important to you - finding another job. Sure it might be important to talk to a lawyer to help negotiate a better severance or maybe you…
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Top Four Signs of an Illegal Termination
I was reading an interesting blog post on The Ohio Employers Blog entitled “6 Tips to Avoid an Employment Lawsuit” and it brought out several key indicators that employees should consider if they get fired.…
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Impact of the Ledbetter Act
President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Act this month to broaden an employee's right to sue for pay discrimination. A great summary of the Ledbetter act was just prepared by the American Bar Association's subcommittee…
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Working from Home
Working from home can be great. It is more comfortable and often less distracting and you don't have to waste time or money commuting. Also, companies can save money because they do not need as…
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8 Reasons Why Companies Offer Severance Deals
THE 8 REASONS WHY COMPANY’S OFFER SEVERANCE PAY Many companies consider the following factors when creating a severance package for a departing executive. Each case is unique and there may be other factors at play…
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Pregnancy DIscrimination and Maternal Profiling
A few days ago, the New York Times listed a sampling of 2007’s newly coined buzzwords – words “that endured long enough to find a place in the national conversation.” Maternal Profiling was one of…