Workplace discrimination continues to plague American workplaces. So regardless of whether you’re an employer or an employee, you need to know the law so that you can protect your interests as fully as possible. While many employers try to focus on preventing gender...

Finding a job in these uncertain economic times is certainly a great moment for New York residents. However, in their zeal to being earning again, they should not overlook the fine print in their employment contract and thoroughly understand what it is they are...

Since the early 20th Century, the United States government has had laws on the books protecting the right of workers to organize. These labor protections allow employees to unionize, strike and take other collective action to advocate for their rights and for a better...

Discrimination in any form is a disruptive and illegal practice in the workplace. There are many forms of discrimination that New York residents may suffer while doing their jobs, and one highly damaging form is racial discrimination. Racial discrimination happens...

One of the many reforms created by Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal was the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), a law that created many rights for workers who had previously suffered financial abuse by their employers. One of the most far reaching provisions was a section...

In recent years there seems to have been a heightened awareness about sexual harassment and sexual misconduct in the workplace. Yet, despite a light being shined on this important topic, these egregious behaviors continue to occur in workplaces around the country, and...

There’s little debate about the fact that the U.S. economy is on its way into a recession (if a recession hasn’t already started). This is almost entirely due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the shutdown of many sectors of the economy and the large-scale unemployment that...