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Back in mid-2015, we highlighted an EEOC decision that found that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation was covered by Title VII's prohibition against sex discrimination.   Now the EEOC is taking things one step further and, on March 1, 2016, sued its first two cases in federal district courts in Pennsylvania and...

Workplace dress code is something we are asked about all the time.  Many employers have a “formal” dress policy, but some have a less formal policy that may be subject to interpretation.  The FAQ is whether this...

An Alarming Statistic: Medical Errors are the Number 3 Cause of Death in the US A study published in the British Medical Journal has estimated that medical errors are the number three cause...

The first full week of May is Teacher Appreciation Week.  We have been fortunate that our kids have had some great teachers – not only in...

ESPN – the sports conglomerate – announced this week that it had fired baseball analyst Curt Schilling following offensive comments that he made on social media in reference to the...

Many employment discrimination lawsuits could be avoided if things were done differently early on. In our experience, lawsuits arising out of employment – whether for discrimination, retaliation, unfair wages or other – could often, but certainly not always, have been prevented.   Here are 3 reasons why we believe employees...

First let's discuss what mediation is, and what it is not. Mediation is a non-binding process during which two sides or parties to a lawsuit or dispute sit down with a neutral third party in an effort to resolve their dispute. A mediator is usually a lawyer or retired judge, and is...

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or EEOC, is a federal agency that is assigned to receive, investigate and occasionally prosecute claims relating to discrimination or retaliation in the workplace. These include claims for...

Medical misdiagnosis is, unfortunately, more common than you might imagine. In the best cases it's something as simple as failing to identify an allergy, in the worse it's the failure to diagnose a condition...

Far too often we hear from women who have been dealing with long-term sexual harassment in the workplace. Many times they have made some effort to...

New York labor law generally requires that non-exempt workers – those falling outside of management type positions – have to be paid overtime wages for hours beyond 40 per week. This makes...

When you've been injured because of something outside of your control – whether it' a car accident, fall down, medical negligence including a missed diagnosis or medication error...