by Peter A. Romero | Apr 21, 2021 | Transgender Discrimination
What Rights Do New York Transgender Individuals Have? In January of 2021, a student brought a claim of transgender discrimination against Apex Technical School. The claimant and the school reached a $25,000 settlement. Details of the Transgender Discrimination Case...
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...
