New York Employment Lawyer Blog
"Discussion of current issues, news and events in employment law."
Author: Schwartz & Perry is located in New York City.
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Recent Posts from New York Employment Lawyer Blog
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EEOC Assists in Settlement of Race Discrimination Suit
Bridgewater Interiors, a Detroit based company specializing in the production of seating and interior systems for major automakers in North America, settled a race discrimination case on October 27th, 2009. The lawsuit was filed by…
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Anheuser-Busch sued for gender discrimination
A former female executive alleges gender discrimination in a lawsuit filed October 26, 2009 in St. Louis. She claims the brewer encourages a “frat-party” and “locker room” atmosphere, which excludes women from informal social networks…
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An Employee May be Able to Sue a Former Employer for a Bad Reference
A former employer who gives a former employee a negative job reference in retaliation for the employee's complaint of discrimination may be liable under the human rights law. In Jute v. Hamilton Sunstrand Corp., 420…
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Age Discrimination Suit Filed in New York Against AT&T by EEOC
A suit has been filed by the EEOC in New York against AT&T accusing the telecommunications company of discriminating against a class of retired AT&T workers. The EEOC is alleging that AT&T is refusing to…
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Second Circuit affirms decision to grant summary judgment in favor of CUNY
The United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, in New York, affirmed the district court’s decision to grant summary judgment for the Defendant, The City University of New York, in an employment discrimination case brought…
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Democrats’ Bill Eases Burden of Proof on Age-Discrimination Victims
Victims of age discrimination will have a lower burden of proof on their age-discrimination claims under legislation issued today by congressional Democrats. The bill calls for employers to bear the burden of proof by showing…
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Employers Face Tough Test As Retaliation Claims Soar
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which has tracked the number of retaliation claims since 1992, has reported that claims including a retaliation charge rose 23% this past year. The reasons for such a surge…
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Supreme Court holds that Employee Responses in Internal Discrimination Investigations are Protected from Retaliation
In Crawford v. Metro. Gov’t of Nashville and Davidson County, a 30 year old female plaintiff brought a retaliation claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act claiming that her termination was in retaliation…
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Sexual Discrimination Case Against JP Morgan Chase Bank
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a federal lawsuit in the southern District of Ohio against New York based JP-Morgan Chase Bank alleging the bank sexually discriminated against women and fired one after she…
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Verizon To Pay $300,000 to Resolve Retaliation Claim
A former employee at the Verizon facility in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania alleged that her employment was terminated after she complained of discrimination. The former employee complained about sexually offensive graffiti and materials in Verizon work…