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You’re being passed over for promotions after complaining about discrimination. Your manager is making your job miserable. HR isn’t helping. You’ve had enough. So you resign. And you just made it nearly impossible to win your case. The advice that’s costing you your claim Someone told you that if conditions are bad enough, you can …
You’ve been documenting everything with ChatGPT. The comments your boss made about your pregnancy. The times you were passed over for promotion. Your timeline of events before you filed your EEOC complaint. You thought it was private. You thought you were just organizing your thoughts. It’s not private, according to a recent decision in the …
Most people take medical leave the way they handle any serious life interruption. You deal with what you have to, try to keep your job stable, and assume that when you return, you will pick up where you left off. Then you come back, and something has changed. The meetings you used to attend are …
After Medical Leave, the Job Feels Different: What New York Law Protects Read More »
Suppose you’ve asked to work from home because of a medical issue, pregnancy, or something happening in your personal life. In that case, you might expect your employer to take the request seriously. But instead, things change. You’re left out of meetings, your workload shifts, and your boss starts treating you like a problem. In …
Treated Differently After Asking to Work From Home? That Could Be Illegal in New York Read More »
Imagine a world where discrimination suits matter—where juries’ verdicts aren’t barked at by judges, jobs are protected, and corporations fear a real cost for bias. That’s the promise of Senator Gounardes’ new bill (S.410). Recently passed by the State Senate on June 12, 2025, this game-changing legislation would overhaul how New York courts treat jury awards in …
New Dawn for Workplace Justice in NYC: Why Senator Gounardes’ Bill Matters for Employees Read More »
On January 21, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.” This order rescinded Executive Order 11246, which had been in place since 1965 and was initially signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Executive Order 11246 required federal contractors to implement affirmative action programs and prohibited discrimination …
According to a lawsuit recently filed in New York County Supreme Court, Annaruth Legare spent 16 years with the NYPD, dedicated to protecting and serving her community. As a single mother of two boys, she worked hard to build her career and was proud to become a detective in 2023. However, according to her lawsuit, …
New York State recently passed an amendment to New York Labor Law § 206-c that will significantly enhance support for nursing mothers in the workplace. Following New York State’s Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act and the Federal PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act, this legislative change mandates that employers provide 30 minutes of paid break …
Paid Lactation Breaks Now Law in NY: A Major Win for Working Moms Read More »
The recent Supreme Court decision in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis marks a pivotal shift in how job transfer discrimination cases under Title VII are approached. This ruling significantly broadens the scope of what can be considered discriminatory actions by employers, moving away from the previous necessity to demonstrate a “materially significant disadvantage.” In …
In a landmark decision by the New York Court of Appeals, the rights of nonresident employees and job applicants have been significantly bolstered. The court’s ruling in Nafeesa Syeed v. Bloomberg L.P. marks a pivotal moment for employment law within New York State and City, expanding protections under the New York City and New York …
