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Posted on Oct 16, 2020 on Discrimination and Harassment, Featured, Legal Updates by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
October 8, 2020 With the unrelenting impact of COVID-19 on businesses and the presidential campaign in full swing it was easy to miss President Trump’s recent order barring certain types of sensitivity training for federal …
Posted on Jul 30, 2020 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, Published Articles by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
To be published in the Rockland County Business Journal on August 3, 2020 Last week, the National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB”) modified the standard it uses for determining if an employee has been lawfully …
Posted on Jun 17, 2020 on Discrimination and Harassment, Featured, Legal Updates, News by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
On Monday, June 15, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects gay and transgender workers from discrimination in the workplace. This ruling marks a huge win …
Posted on May 21, 2020 on Age, Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
In January 2020, in a case pending before the United States Supreme Court, Babb v. Wilkie, Chief Justice John Roberts posed the question to plaintiff’s counsel, if asking “OK, Boomer?” just once during the hiring …
Posted on Feb 26, 2020 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates by Robert G. Brody
As of November 2019, New York State prohibits employment discrimination based on an employee’s or an employee’s dependent’s “reproductive health decision-making.” This would include questions regarding whether an employee plans to explore in vitro fertilization, …
Posted on Feb 26, 2020 on Age, Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates by Robert G. Brody
In a case pending before the United States Supreme Court, Babb v. Wilkie, Chief Justice John Roberts asked the lawyers if asking “OK, Boomer?” just once during the hiring process amounts to age discrimination. He …
Posted on Jan 28, 2020 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
A Pittsburgh federal jury awarded over $500,000 to a female auto mechanic who experienced sexual harassment at work. The female mechanic worked for Auto Systems Center, Inc. for nine months. During that nine months, her …
Posted on Jan 28, 2020 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
The New York City Commission on Human Rights recently reached its first settlement under the new law prohibiting discrimination based on hairstyles. The case involved a claim against a hairstylist to the stars. Sharon Dorram …
Posted on Jan 28, 2020 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Management employment lawyers often use the “Attila the Hun” defense when faced with a discrimination claim. The argument goes – employee was not discriminated against based on a protected class – the manager is just …
Posted on Dec 18, 2019 on Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
A Federal District Court Judge in Tennessee recently ruled an anxious employee did not have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). For HR professionals, this news likely comes as a surprise since …