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UPDATE: Please note that this is a daily-changing situation.  Since this article was written, on March 19, 2020, the EEOC has issued guidance with respect to the disability discrimination laws during a pandemic.  That can be found here.  Both the federal government and New York state have also passed...

February 4, 2020 is World Cancer Day.  Today we are talking about some of the employment law implications of a cancer diagnosis, as well as your rights if you are the victim of a missed cancer diagnosis. Employment Issues Family and Medical Leave Act

Something is going on at work that is not quite right.  Your employer is giving you a hard time about an accommodation of a disability or about taking breaks to pump breast milk, but it hasn't quite prevented you from doing what you need to do.  A coworker is making sexually inappropriate...

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.  New York recently strengthened its laws protecting victims of domestic violence in the workplace.  We are also talking about privacy protections for voters in light of the upcoming elections.  Employment: What is Discrimination Based on Status as a Victim of Domestic Violence?

New Yorkers have the right to take necessary time off from work to vote if they do not have sufficient time outside of working hours.  Ten days prior to any election, employers must post a notice informing employees of their right to take this time off.  An employee must give notice of...

New York has a flourishing agricultural tourism (or “agritourism”) industry – including apple and pumpkin picking and cutting down your own Christmas tree.  Property owners, and insurance carriers, however, were starting to become concerned about the risks in opening farms to the public.  In an attempt to alleviate those concerns, and with...