Many workers that often face harassment or discrimination at their job hesitate to speak up because they fear the impact it will have on their careers. They feel like they could risk losing their job or receive even worse treatment than they did before for trying to...
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Climbing the corporate ladder is difficult as a mom
New York is one of the most expensive places to raise a child in America. After having a kid of your own, you now have even more reasons to seek that promotion at work you’ve had your eyes on for a while. Since you were lucky enough to not be one of the...
What to consider when creating a non-compete clause
In a large city like New York, competition is inevitable with businesses. No matter what type of service your company specializes in, all it can take is a few blocks to come across another business that does something similar. Because of this, you might start to worry...
Length plays a critical role in New York verbal contracts
Employment contract violations can be a difficult subject in court. Some incidents revolve around how the employer presented the contract. Proving that an employer violated the terms of agreement should be fairly straightforward if the contract comes in a detailed...
New York takes steps to decrease gender-based harassment
In the recent years, the nation has had a significant increase in awareness on employee discrimination. Whether it is reports on popular media figures or workplace statistics, there is more pressure than ever for the state governments to take action and make more...
Proposed bill highlights struggling home lives of NY workers
Work plays an essential role in our lives and can control more than we would like to admit. It dictates where we live, who we meet, what we do on a daily basis, how financially secure we are, etc. While our work is crucial towards our development as human beings, we...
New York seeks to grant workers more paid time off
Paid time off (PTO) has always been one of the more controversial parts of employment law. It varies from business to business on how much they are willing to give it to workers and when they can receive it. Some people think certain businesses suffer from having too...
Recent report showcases struggles for New York’s TGNC workers
Within the last couple of decades, New York City’s lawmakers have worked hard to try to minimize the amount of discrimination against transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC) individuals. In 2002, they passed the New York City Transgender Rights Law to ban...
Several state workers keep jobs despite employee lawsuits
State workers should be highly educated individuals that treat both coworkers and the people they are serving with a sufficient amount of respect. However, there have still been many lawsuits in the past against them citing incidents of sexual harassment and gender...
Department store continues to face discrimination lawsuits
Discrimination and harassment lawsuits can be very damaging to a company’s reputation regardless if they turn out successful. If a company is on trial for sexual harassment, it could discourage women from purchasing their products or applying for a job there....
