Long Island Employment Law Blog

Multiple news agencies are reporting about an astonishing story from Rome, New York. According to a New York State Attorney General Press Release, the Betsy Ross Nursing and Rehabilitation Center discriminated against African-American employees by barring them from working in a particular unit of the nursing home. Incredibly, the home posted a sign in the…

CNN is reporting about a case in Florida which again reminds us of the dangers of Facebook. According to CNN, the head of a Florida school sued the school for age discrimination. The case settled, but almost immediately, the plaintiff’s daughter posted about the settlement on Facebook: “Mama and Papa Snay won the case against…

More evidence of the dangers of employees using social media surfaced last week. In Duke v. Hamil, a Federal Court in Georgia sent a strong message to employees – beware of what you post on Facebook. Rex Duke, Deputy Chief of Police of the Clayton State Police Department, had more than 30 years of experience…

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After a jury trial spanning nearly two weeks, Matt Weinick won his client’s First Amendment political retaliation claim. Taking less than two hours to deliberate, the jury quickly returned a verdict for his client, including awarding $150,000 in emotional damages. The judge will decide how much to award in back pay and front pay, but…

Civil rights lawyers Peter J. Famighetti and Matthew Weinick have opened their new law firm Famighetti & Weinick, PLLC in Melville, New York. Learn More…

We are proud to announce the opening of our law firm Famighetti & Weinick, PLLC. Famighetti & Weinick, PLLC is a civil rights and employment law firm. Based in Melville, New York, the firm provides legal services in the five boroughs of New York City, and the surrounding metropolitan area, including Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland, and…

Federal, New York State, and New York City laws, such as Title VII, ADEA, ADA, EPA, and the human rights laws, prohibit employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of age, race, sex, gender, national origin, religion, disability, and pregnancy. State and/or local laws prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, marital status, and even…

New York and Federal laws require employers to pay workers minimum wage and overtime. These laws also regulate how employers use the “tip credit” to pay tipped employees such waiters and waitresses and valets. Often times, employers try to skirt these laws by classifying employees as independent contractors. Other times, businesses simply do not pay…

No one should have to work in a hostile work environment. While the law does not create a general civility code for the workplace, certain hostile work environments are unlawful. If you’re facing a hostile work environment, contact the lawyers at Famighetti & Weinick for help.