A veteran New York City school worker who given her all for students for a decade at the East Harlem Mosaic Preparatory Academy was recently terminated by the city for a conflict of interest that amounted to just over $3 in sales tax. According to the former...
In Westchester, New York, people work to earn money. Getting less than what a worker deserves, or minimum wage, is against the law. Throughout the state, $7.25 per hour is the minimum wage for employees. Service employees, such as deliverymen and waitresses,...
News about an unpaid intern who lost a sexual harassment lawsuit against her former boss for acts committed in 2010 is a hot topic among New York residents. According to the judge who oversaw the case, New York City's human rights provisions do not provide...
Workers in White Plains, New York are confident about the employment laws implemented in the state. Employment laws prohibit unfair practices such as sexual harassment, wrongful termination, failure to pay overtime and other benefits. They also protect...
The world of healthcare is rapidly changing. As more and more parts of the Affordable Care Act go into effect, New York workers may be experiencing changes with how they get insurance and what is covered. However, these same workers may be seeing changes at...
While most New York employees are at-will employees, they cannot be fired for certain reasons. When employers fire an employee for an illegal reason -- including for a discriminatory reason -- then the worker has been wrongfully terminated. A wrongful...
When employees go to work they expect to be paid -- in most situations. In today's economy, some workers have taken unpaid internships in order to gain experience and hopefully land a paying job in the future. These positions are particularly popular in media...
When people go to work they expect to be treated with respect. Unfortunately, that is not the case for many of New York's workers. Recently, a 52-year-old woman has filed a lawsuit against her former employer for sexual harassment and workplace discrimination....
In today's society, people may find it hard to believe that racial discrimination still occurs. Unfortunately, race discrimination occurs in many different areas of life including in the workplace. New York workers who face racial discrimination should know...
In New York, employees do not work for free, even if many employers wish they did. Everyone needs to make a living and employment laws define exactly how much an employee must make per hour. These minimum wage laws are important and keep employers from taking...