Vincent Peter White’s Guides

General Coverage The laws prohibiting race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information discrimination apply to all labor organizations that either operate a hiring hall or have at least 15 members. Labor Union...

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Coverage Usually, a worker can be counted as an employee if s/he has worked for the employer for at least twenty calendar weeks (in this year or last). That means some part-time workers can be covered as employees to show the employer is covered by the laws we enforce. People who...

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General Coverage If a complaint against a state or local government agency involves race, color, national origin, sex, religion, or disability discrimination, the agency is covered by the laws the EEOC enforces if it has 15 or more employees who worked for the agency for at l...

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General Coverage If a complaint against a business (or some other private employer) involves race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information, the business is covered by the laws we enforce if it has 15 or mor...

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Age discrimination involves treating someone (an applicant or employee) less favorably because of his age. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) only forbids age discrimination against people who are age 40 or older. It does not protect workers under the age of 40, alth...

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What is and is not considered a disability can be a complex subject. The term is extremely broad under New York State and New York City human rights law, in some instances including disabilities such as substance addiction and alcoholism. Under Federal Law, disability is defined ...

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Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA), which prohibits genetic information discrimination in employment, took effect on November 21, 2009. Under Title II of GINA, it is illegal to discriminate against employees or applicants because of genetic i...

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For certain jobs at certain levels of compensation, you may contact the Department of Labor for assistance collecting wages owed to workers. Once they file a claim with the Department of Labor, Labor Standards investigates and endeavors to collect on these claims for: Unpaid wa...

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What is an Administrative Law Judge?: An administrative law judge (ALJ) in the United States is an official who presides at an administrative trial-type hearing to resolve a dispute between a government agency and someone affected by a decision of that agency. The ALJ is usually ...

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There are some underpinning rules that the owners of a failing business should adhere to, regardless of their decision to pursue bankruptcy or simply wind down their business: The board of directors of an insolvent company owes its duty ofloyalty to the creditors, not the owners...

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