It is more than a little ironic that the last remaining bastion of the American labor movement are professionals, often in government. From schoolteachers to hospital and office workers, the backbone of the union workforce increasingly not traditional blue-collar...
Month: January 2015
Yet another harassment case involving McDonald’s
On Behalf of Kessler Matura P.C. | Jan 30, 2015 | Sexual Harassment At Work
Harassment is never attractive. Another charge of harassment has been filed by 10 former employees of McDonald's, this time from Virginia. They claim that they were subjected to sexual and racial harassment and that they were fired or forced to quit because they were...
New York store faces further discrimination allegations
On Behalf of Kessler Matura P.C. | Jan 21, 2015 | Workplace Discrimination
A 32-year-old New York man who was fired from a Lowe's location in August 2014 after 11 years of employment is suing the company. According to him, he was fired in retaliation for testifying in support of a gay employee who sued the same store for harassment in 2012....
Former professor says he was fired due to age
On Behalf of Kessler Matura P.C. | Jan 19, 2015 | Workplace Discrimination
A former professor at Long Island University filed an age discrimination complaint with the Division of Human Rights after he was terminated from his long-held position. The 87-year-old man claims that he and two other elderly professors were fired by LIU without...
American Apparel issues new code of ethics for workers
On Behalf of Kessler Matura P.C. | Jan 15, 2015 | Sexual Harassment At Work
American Apparel has created a new, lengthier code of ethics for its employees after a drawn out battle that resulted in the company firing its founder and CEO, Dov Charney, for alleged sexual harassment and other charges. These new policies will affect workers in New...
American Apparel revises code of ethics
On Behalf of Kessler Matura P.C. | Jan 13, 2015 | Sexual Harassment At Work
New York residents might be interested to learn that clothing manufacturer and retailor American Apparel has revised its code of ethics in an effort to prevent workplace sexual harassment. The company unveiled the new 6,200-word document on Jan. 6 after firing its...
Man awarded compensation for workplace racial discrimination
On Behalf of Kessler Matura P.C. | Jan 8, 2015 | Workplace Discrimination
According to court reports, a New York man who was a former steel employee has been awarded around 4 million for work-related harassment. The ruling came into effect two years after the man was originally allocated 25 million in compensation by the federal court jury...
An explanation of race discrimination
On Behalf of Kessler Matura P.C. | Jan 6, 2015 | Workplace Discrimination
Race discrimination occurs when an applicant or a worker is treated differently because of their ethnic origin, race or color. Federal laws prohibit discrimination in the workplace in New York and every other state in the country. Employees could help protect...
Ways employers use to avoid paying overtime
On Behalf of Kessler Matura P.C. | Jan 4, 2015 | Wage And Hour Claims
By law, New York employers are supposed to pay any employee, with some exceptions, overtime when they begin working more than 40 hours in any given week. However, according to a recent report, more employers are being sued by their employees because they were not paid...
Quid pro quo harassment in New York
On Behalf of Kessler Matura P.C. | Jan 2, 2015 | Sexual Harassment At Work
A common type of sexual harassment that may occur in New York workplaces is called quid pro quo harassment. In this form of harassment, an employee's supervisor will make a promotion contingent upon the employee providing sexual favors. Conversely, the supervisor may...
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