Recent EEOC Ruling Recognizes Transgender Discrimination
Sep 17, 2012
Article provided by New York Employment Discrimination Lawyers - The White Rose Group, L.L.C.
A landmark ruling by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has lesbian, gay, bisexual and tra...
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ICE Chief of Staff Quits Post Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations
Sep 03, 2012
Suzanne Barr, the chief of staff to the director of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, resigned from her post this week amid allegations of sexual harassment that state she, "frat house at...
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Employee Rights and Facebook
Aug 20, 2012
It is important to remember that Facebook and many other social networking sites are in the business of sharing and monetizing your personal information. Whenever you are provided a service free of cha...
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Probative Evidence of Overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act
Aug 06, 2012
Judge Shira Scheindlin of the Southern District of New York held in Kadden v. Visualex that information pertaining to the successor of a Wage and Hour claimant was probative of the claimaint's exempt o...
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It is Not a Bias to Terminate an Employee based on the Employee's Real or Perceived Racism
Aug 06, 2012
Judge Denise Cote, of the Southern District of New York, recen tly held in Olsson v. Wenner Media that it is not employment discrimination to terminate an employee based upon that employee's real or pe...
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What are the Potential Damages When Your Employer Fails to Notify You of Cobra after Termination.
Aug 06, 2012
Your Employer has up to 30 days after termination to provide proper notice of COBRA benefits.
Generally, the civil penalty for failure to provide benefits is up to $110.00 per day per affected plan pa...
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Criminal Record Discrimination: Disparate Treatment or Disparate Impact
Jul 30, 2012
On the Federal Level Criminal Record or Arrest History Discrimination can take two distinct forms:
Disparate Treatment Discrimination:
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, prohibits treating emp...
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29 CFR Part 1614: Federal Sector Equal Employment Opportunity
Jul 30, 2012
The EEOC has made some changes to how Federal Employees report discrimination.
The revisions include:
Reaffirming the existing statutory requirement that agencies comply with EEOC regulations, Manag...
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What happens when a pregnant mother decides not to return to work after her FMLA Leave?
Jul 30, 2012
The Family Medical Leave Act ("FMLA") provides up to 12 weeks of unpaid time off to employees experiencing a family emergency or even a personal health issue, so long as their employer is of sufficient...
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"Is My Complaint of Discrimination Frivolous?"
Jul 23, 2012
First and foremost, the answer to this question hinges on three important steps:
Sit down and ask yourself: Do I feel I have been discriminated against?
Was that discrimination based upon your member...
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