Retirement is often a heartwarming occasion for employees, allowing them to look back at their professional lives and receive appreciation from long-time colleagues. Unfortunately, these employment decisions could have hidden agendas, such as when older employees are...
Employment Law for Employees
A basic guide to your meal breaks as a New York employee
Meal breaks are a vital aspect of workplace efficiency and employee satisfaction. This pause from work reduces stress, promotes mental health and boosts productivity. Unfortunately, many employees are not aware of how meal breaks work in their state, often leaving...
Discriminated for being younger: Reverse ageism in the workplace
While we have come a long way when it comes to combating discrimination, it is unfortunately still rampant in work environments. Employees still experience bias in hiring processes, promotions, pay, job assignments and other aspects of employment due to them being...
What can employees do to address discrimination incidents?
Addressing workplace discrimination is essential to mitigate the harm it can cause employees and the entire organization. Fortunately, any staff member can formally report these incidents, initiating the process of resolving them. Still, it can be challenging to...
Harassment beyond the workplace: Employee social media accounts
While it is healthy to keep boundaries between one’s work and personal relations, there is nothing wrong with creating an online connection with our coworkers. Many employees do not mind connecting with their colleagues through their personal social media accounts,...
Can social media facilitate discrimination in the hiring process?
In the age of digital connectivity, social media platforms have become powerful tools in various aspects of our lives, including the job search process. Lately, a worrying trend has caught our attention - how social media platforms might be accidentally helping...
Proving the negative performance review on you is retaliatory
Employees who stand up against their employers and report illegal behavior and practices put themselves at risk of retaliation. Nevertheless, the law protects employees against workplace reprisal and allows them to report any retaliatory actions, such as an unfounded...
Understanding how to defend human rights
If you are working in Westchester, New York, and you have experienced discrimination on the basis of a protected category, such as race, ethnicity, citizenship status, national origin, age, disability or religion, you have protection that you can certainly rely upon....
Have you been subjected to pregnancy discrimination?
Being pregnant is tough, especially when you’re trying to find a job or maintain your performance at your current employment. As if focusing on your health, the health of your unborn child, and your work isn’t enough, you might also face difficulties at your job when...
Causal connection in employee retaliation claims
Retaliation claims are the most common charge the EEOC receives. Retaliation is, in plain words, to return an injury in kind or get revenge. It is common in companies; for example, when an employee makes a lawful or protected claim against the company or somebody in...