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As we previously wrote, an Applebee’s Neighborhood Bar & Grill franchisee recently reached a five figure settlement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal watch dog responsible for enforcing federal anti-discrimination employment laws, …

Early on Monday, April 22, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear three closely watched cases which could decide once and for all whether transgendered and gay employees are protected from discrimination under Title VII …

In a recent decision, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), does not protect disparate impact claims for job applicants.  The ADEA generally provides protections from age discrimination …

The Social Security Administration (“SSA” or the “Agency”) has officially resumed issuing Employer Correction Requests, commonly known as social security number “no-match” letters. These letters, which alert employers of mismatches between submitted W-2 form information …

When a harassment or discrimination claim arises at a family business, the company must conduct an investigation just like any other company.  This investigation, however, is often harder for a family business when the alleged …

Service animals are becoming more prevalent and we are finding few employers have contemplated how to work with this new reality.   The Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and many State laws, including Connecticut’s and New …

The recent court decision in Suri v. Grey Global Group, Inc., should serve as a wake-up call for employers in New York City amidst the #MeToo movement.  In Suri, the trial court granted the employer’s …

Understandably, many employers often maintain full-time attendance is an essential function of the job.  In some ways this thinking makes sense – if employees are not present at work how can they do their job?  …

On January 25, 2019, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill which will amend the New York Human Rights Law and prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity or expression …

Under new guidelines just released last week by the New York City Commission on Human Rights, the targeting of people based on their hair or hairstyle, at work, school or in public spaces, will now …