Court Rules About Employment Discrimination Based on Reproductive Choices
You cannot be treated differently at work over past, present or potential pregnancy or your reproductive choices. What a recent court ruling means.
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Race, religion, disability, gender identity, age and other protected traits: what the law prohibits and how workers have fought back.
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Workers in New York Now Protected by Clean Slate Act
Since November 2024, New York’s Clean Slate Act bars employers from using sealed criminal records. Who qualifies and what employers can still see.
Read more →Frequently Asked Questions About Workplace Discrimination
Which federal and New York laws ban workplace discrimination, which traits are protected and what to do if it happens to you. Answers to common questions.
Read more →NLRB Protects Worker’s Right to Display “BLM” Insignia
The NLRB considered a Home Depot worker’s right to display Black Lives Matter insignia. When it is protected activity and when employers can limit it.
Read more →New York Workers Have Longer Time to File Discrimination Complaint
New York now gives workers three years, not one, to file discrimination complaints with the Division of Human Rights. What changed and how it helps.
Read more →Recent Supreme Court Ruling Bolsters Religious Accommodations for Employees
In June 2023 the Supreme Court’s Groff v. DeJoy ruling made it harder for employers to deny religious accommodations. What it means for workers.
Read more →EEOC Lawsuit Against AI Hiring Bias
The EEOC’s first lawsuit over discriminatory AI hiring software. How automated screening can discriminate and what job applicants can do about it.
Read more →Employment Liability Claims in the Restaurant Industry
Restaurants draw more EEOC complaints than any other industry. The wage, tip, harassment and discrimination claims restaurant workers bring most.
Read more →Employment Discrimination Based on Marijuana Use
New York protects lawful off-duty cannabis use, with limits. When firing or refusing to hire someone over marijuana is illegal and when employers can act.
Read more →What Are Your Rights in Employment Interviews and the Workplace?
New York law limits what employers can ask in interviews and how they treat you on the job. Know your rights under the NY State Human Rights Law.
Read more →Greyhound Bus Settles With EEOC on Religious Discrimination Lawsuit
Greyhound settled an EEOC religious discrimination suit brought for a Muslim employee. What employers owe workers who need religious accommodations.
Read more →EEOC Filed a Pandemic Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
The EEOC sued an employer that refused a reasonable accommodation during the pandemic. What the ADA requires and what disabled workers can do.
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