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Category Archives: Discrimination
Longtime NYPD detective says city discriminated against him
Employment discrimination is not always a single shocking incident. In many cases, it is a series of smaller actions that slowly reveal themselves as something more sinister: targeted, discriminatory behavior against a worker. It can occur in any workplace across the United States. Here in…
Female TV anchors sue NY1, claiming age and sex discrimination
Multiple on-air personalities at one of New York’s most famous local TV stations are taking part in discrimination lawsuits against the company, arguing that management did not offer them certain opportunities because of their age and sex. According to a report from the New York Post, five…
NY work discrimination protections for domestic abuse victims
On Aug. 20, Gov. Cuomo signed a bill strengthening New York law prohibiting unlawful employment discrimination against victims of domestic violence. The legislation amends the New York Human Rights Law, which first placed domestic violence victims into a protected class against workplace discrimination in 2009. The bill’s…
Will U.S. Supreme Court hear major Title VII discrimination case?
An African-American oil platform worker has filed a petition for certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court, requesting that the justices determine whether his employer violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when it required black employees to work outside in the Louisiana…
Cuomo to sign ban on work discrimination nondisclosure agreements
On June 19, the last day of the New York state legislative session, both the Assembly and Senate passed almost unanimously AB 8421 (same as SB 6577), an important bill that adds several protections to state law for victims of sexual harassment and other workplace…
Cuomo signs equal-pay bill in support of women’s soccer team
On July 10, in the midst of the Manhattan ticker-tape parade in honor of the U.S. Women’s National Team’s World Cup victory in France, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a new pay-equity bill. His legislation was a symbolic gesture of support for the U.S.…
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