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Like many other parents of school age children, for us, a school shooting is a worst nightmare scenario.  Sadly, while these shootings don't feel particularly rare, it is rare that the parents of the shooter are charged – even though these killers often use a gun obtained in the home.  Recently, after...

Today, the EEOC once again updated its COVID-19 guidance on the federal equal employment laws, this time to explain and clarify issues relating to retaliation against employees for exercising their protected rights.  The update appears at Section M of the EEOC's COVID-19 Guidance document. The federal...

A breast cancer diagnosis can be both personally and professionally devastating.  Today we are talking about some of the employment law implications of a breast cancer diagnosis.  This article is relevant to any type of cancer severe enough to fall under the “serious health condition” and disability definitions of the FMLA and...

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.  Today we are talking about workplace and voting protections for individuals affected by domestic violence. Employment: What is Discrimination Based on Status as a “Victim of Domestic Violence”? There is No Federal Law Protecting Victims of Domestic Violence in the...

Inspired by Back to School season, let's talk about suing schools in New York. First up, personal injuries. Public schools in New York enjoy a layer of protection provided by the Education Law's notice of claim requirement (found at Section 3813).  If you are injured at...

We are getting lots of inquiries from employees who want to challenge their employer's vaccine requirements.  Because we handle litigation cases after someone has been fired, and not general employment consultation, we can't speak to everyone who comes our way, and we thought it might be useful to post our take on...

A recent pop culture phenomenon - which has also sparked important conversations about race and mental health, among other things - is Oprah's interview of Prince Harry and Megan Markle.  One of the issues that was raised in the interview, and which is relevant to our practice, is "colorism." ...

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has been in the news constantly since the beginning of the pandemic.  At first, he earned celebrity-status with his daily briefings and (agree with him or not) decisiveness when there wasn't much leadership on the national level.  Recently, however, he is much beleaguered both in connection with...