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Last week, the United States House of Representatives passed several measures that could collectively be described as “tort reform.”  These include limitations on class actions, sanctions for “frivolous” lawsuits and caps on damages in medical malpractice lawsuits.  It might be easy to get on board with these measures if...

The New York Times recently reported on a massive class action case against Sterling Jewelers, the parent company of among others Jared and Kay Jewelers.  The case involves allegations of unequal pay, and includes allegations of sexual harassment, gender discrimination and retaliation by 69,000 current and former employees of the company.

A recent article in the Albany Times Union highlighted a very common but somewhat unknown employment occurrence - the severance agreement with confidentiality provision.   The article was about four former employees of SUNY Polytechnic - the well known Albany school that for years was led by...

The ride share company Uber has had a rough couple of weeks.   First, the company was jolted when a former employee wrote a blog post detailing her experience with sexual harassment while employed as an engineer.  Then came revelations of an altercation between Uber's CEO, Travis Kalanick,...

Organizers of the Women's March have designated March 8 (International Women's Day) as “A Day Without a Woman”.  They are calling for a general strike, meaning women would not attend work, school, shop or perform domestic duties, among other things.  More on that here. While there...

A blog post by a former employee of the ride sharing company, Uber, has been making serious waves in the news world of late.   In the post Susan Fowler, a former engineer at the company, describes among other things her significant problems in dealing with both 

Sex discrimination can take many forms.  It can be obvious – such as a pay discrepancy between men and women performing the same tasks; or it can be subtle – such as a slow failure to promote a woman despite qualifications over a longer period.  Sometimes sex discrimination can also be extreme,...

Discrimination based upon a disability (link) can take many forms.  An employer can fail to accommodate a disability (link), or can refuse to hire because of a disability (link).  By far the most common type of disability discrimination that we see in our practice, however, takes the form retaliation following a medical...

We marched in Albany on Saturday, January 21, 2017 in support of the Women's March on Washington and the sister marches that took place all over the world.  The vibe was peaceful, hopeful, determined, positive.  There were lots of kids and people from all walks of life. Why did...