by Peter A. Romero | Jun 29, 2021 | New York City Human Rights Law
Protected Classes and Prohibitions Against Discrimination The New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) prohibits discrimination against protected classes. In terms of offering protection to a greater number of protected classes, the NYCHRL is extensive. It has a...
by Peter A. Romero | May 26, 2021 | Sexual Harassment
Earlier Allegations Resurfaced Alleged sexual harassment led to an investigation of an athletic trainer, Scott Shaw, at San Jose State University in 2009. Although the university cleared him in 2010, he is once again under scrutiny. Shaw resigned in August 2020 after...
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...
