At Famighetti & Weinick, we hear time and again from employers’ attorneys that allegations that a defendant made just one or two comments with a discriminatory undertone are nothing more than “stray remarks” which cannot support a basis for a discrimination claim. Although New York’s highest Federal Court addressed this issue in 2007 and rejected…
Continue reading ›Northjersey.com is reporting about New Jersey teachers finding themselves in trouble for using facebook on their own time. The story serves as another reminder that although public employees, such as teachers, enjoy some First Amendment protections, there are limits to those protections. The whole story can be read here.
Continue reading ›On June 1, 2015, the Supreme Court decided EEOC v. Abercrombie & FItch Stores, Inc. The case posed to the Court the question of whether an employee must inform the employer of his need for a religious accommodation in order to receive the protections of Title VII’s anti-religious discrimination provision. Writing for the Court, Justice…
Continue reading ›Court sides with Muslim woman in workplace discrimination case. Learn More…
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Continue reading ›‘Pregnant Then Screwed’: Project Reveals Epidemic of Pregnancy Discrimination In The Workplace » Learn More…
Continue reading ›Federal discrimination law is well settled that individuals who complain about discrimination, whether orally or in writing and whether internally or to an administrative agency or court, are protected by the anti-retaliation provisions of the those laws. At least in New York, the law was less certain about whether employees who complain orally and internally…
Continue reading ›PITTSBURGH – A federal court jury has awarded a southwestern Pennsylvania woman more than $13 million in a gender discrimination lawsuit against her former employer – though the company may appeal and separately hopes to cap the damages at $300,000. Learn More…
Continue reading ›Obtaining a valid waiver of minimum wage or overtime claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) continues to be tricky. Section 216© of the FLSA requires that a valid waiver… Learn More…
Continue reading ›The city discriminated for decades against entry-level black and Hispanic female employees – and should pay $246 million in back wages, a federal commission ruled Monday. The finding by the Equal E… Learn More…
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