Severance Agreements And Being Paid For Silence
A recent article in the Albany Times Union highlighted a very common but somewhat unknown employment occurrence – the severance agreement with...
Read MoreCAN YOU BE FIRED FOR WHAT YOU DON’T SAY?
The ride share company Uber has had a rough couple of weeks. First, the company was jolted when a former...
Read MoreDAY WITHOUT A WOMAN – CAN YOU BE FIRED FOR STRIKING?
Organizers of the Women’s March have designated March 8 (International Women’s Day) as “A Day Without a Woman”. They are...
Read MoreUBER – AND HOW NOT TO RESPOND TO SEXUAL HARASSMENT
A blog post by a former employee of the ride sharing company, Uber, has been making serious waves in the news world...
Read MoreVenus Williams Doug Adler And The Trouble With Language
During the Australian Open, ESPN announcer Doug Adler said that Venus Williams was employing a “gorilla/guerilla effect” during her match....
Read More“I’M NOT THE TYPE OF PERSON WHO SUES” – AND OTHER MISCONCEPTIONS
We meet and talk with many people each week who are suffering or have suffered some injustice, and in the...
Read MoreDoes Quitting My Job Hurt My Sex Discrimination Lawsuit?
Sex discrimination can take many forms. It can be obvious – such as a pay discrepancy between men and women performing...
Read MoreThe Most Common Form Of Disability Discrimination
Discrimination based upon a disability (link) can take many forms. An employer can fail to accommodate a disability (link), or...
Read MoreWHY WE MARCHED
We marched in Albany on Saturday, January 21, 2017 in support of the Women’s March on Washington and the sister...
Read More3 COMMON DEFENSES TO PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION CLAIMS
Pregnancy discrimination (link) happens every day. Sometimes it appears overtly: comments about the pregnancy, child care needs, or ability to...
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