by Peter A. Romero | Mar 24, 2021 | Disability Discrimination
Disability discrimination can occur at various stages of an employment relationship. It even can occur during the hiring process. Recently, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued a company for discriminating against an applicant. The EEOC alleged that...
by Peter A. Romero | Feb 25, 2021 | Discrimination & Harassment
NYC Legislation for Advisory Board to Root Out Discrimination Ironically, the discrimination and harassment discussion of legislation geared to provide greater protection for NYC healthcare professionals got Zoom-bombed. The focus of the press conference was to root...
by Peter A. Romero | Jan 22, 2021 | Sexual Harassment
Prototypical Women and Credibility in Sexual Harassment Claims. How are women perceived in sexual harassment cases? In the past, many women have been afraid to come forward. Washington University conducted a study on sexual harassment. More than 4,000 persons...
by Peter A. Romero | Dec 24, 2020 | COVID-19 Vaccines
What are your employment rights regarding the coronavirus vaccine? How COVID-19 vaccines relate to employment law is an emerging concern that many employers and employees will have attention on during the upcoming months. Situations will exist where some employers...
by Peter A. Romero | Nov 24, 2020 | Transgender Discrimination
Righting the Injustice of Transgender Discrimination Lynn Conway became a victim of transgender discrimination after she confided in her supervisor, telling him she was undergoing a transgender transition. This was in 1968 when she was working at IBM. While her...