Recently, the film and television industry has been under fire as celebrity actors and actresses are becoming more vocal regarding discrimination. Stars such as Emma Thompson and Kristen Stewart of the "Twilight" film series have stated that Hollywood is...
The rights of employees are not always honored in workplaces in America today. Most businesses understand that employees are an important part of the entity's overall success, and it is the business's responsibility to assure that their employees are treated...
Workplace injuries are, unfortunately, not entirely uncommon. Whether you work on a construction site or in a factory, there are many settings where a workplace injury may occur. Sometimes, on occasion, an employee may be fired following a workplace injury....
If you work for a company that does business for or with the government, you may have heard of a "qui tam" action lawsuit. A qui tam action lawsuit takes place when an employee informs the government that a company is defrauding the government. Examples could...
Earlier this summer, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the right to marry extends not only to heterosexual couples, but to same sex couples as well. Although prior to the ruling many states had already legalized gay marriage, this opened the...
On Thursday, August 27, 2015, the National Labor Relations Board ruled that the waste management company Browning Ferris Industries is considered a joint employer with one of its subcontractors. Upon first glance, this decision may not seem very important, but...
Throughout the United States, including New York, there are both federal and state laws protecting employees' rights and assuring them a minimum wage for their time at work. Although the federal minimum wage in the U.S. is set at $7.25 per hour, if state...
Losing a job can be difficult in many ways for a New York resident. You don't get paychecks anymore, you may lose friendships you've established with co-workers, your social status may take a hit and your future becomes shaded under a cloud of uncertainty....
In the retail workplace, employees are often told, "the customer is always right," but when a customer is clearly wrong, and makes a request in violation with federal laws and the company's "diversity and core values," is the company obligated to obey? The...
Despite having federal protections in the United States under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, sexual harassment is still a serious issue in many workplace environments in the U.S. There were over 12,000 sexual harassment charges filed in 2010, according to the...