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Why Can My Job Fire Me? Understanding “Employment At-Will”

by Brian Spitz | Jul 4, 2024 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Family Medical Leave Claims, Federal Law Update, Gender Discrimination, Gender Identity Discrimination, Military Status Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Wage: Minimum Wage, Wage: Overtime, Whistleblower Claims, Workers' Compensation Retaliation, Wrongful Termination

What does “employment at-will” mean? “Employment at-will” is a term used to describe a type of employment relationship where either the employer or the employee can terminate the working relationship at any time, for any reason, and without prior notice. In this...

Your Right to Discuss Wages At Work: Let’s Talk Money!

by Brian Spitz | Jul 2, 2024 | Age Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Gender Discrimination, Gender Identity Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Wrongful Termination

Ever feel like discussing your salary with coworkers is as taboo as talking about politics at the dinner table? You're not alone! Many people grow up hearing that talking about finances is impolite, but guess what? Discussing your pay isn't just a juicy topic—it's a...

What Is Direct Evidence Of Employment Discrimination?

by Brian Spitz | May 30, 2024 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Federal Law Update, Gender Discrimination, Gender Identity Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Wrongful Termination

Today, our employee’s rights lawyers present to you the case of Porter v. Dartmouth-Hitchcock Med. Ctr., 92 F.4th 129 (2d Cir. 2024), a perfect example of direct evidence of employment discrimination. In this case, when the decision maker was asked why the employee...

Miss EEOC Deadlines, Lose Your Claims

by Brian Spitz | May 14, 2024 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Federal Law Update, Gender Discrimination, Gender Identity Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Sexual Orientation Discrimination

The deadline for filing charges for discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) are strict and the failure to comply with the deadline may result in forfeiture of all claims. For charges arising out of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of...

What Is The EEOC Process Really Like?

by Brian Spitz | May 2, 2024 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Gender Discrimination, Gender Identity Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Wrongful Termination

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) is a United States federal agency tasked with enforcing laws that prohibit workplace discrimination. Its primary role is to investigate and address complaints related to discrimination, harassment, or wrongful...

EEOC: Leave From Work For Abortions Is Protected

by Brian Spitz | Apr 23, 2024 | Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Gender Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Wrongful Termination

Last week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) finalized its regulations in line with the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”). The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, a law in the United States, aims to eradicate discrimination and guarantee workplace...

More On The Evils Of Forced Arbitration

by Brian Spitz | Apr 18, 2024 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Gender Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Wrongful Termination

On Tuesday, I posted a blog post entitled, Forced Arbitration Sucks, Here’s Why. In the blog post, I outlined 14 separate reasons that forced arbitration causes significant problems for employees and briefly discussed the United States Senate Committee on the...

Forced Arbitration Sucks, Here’s Why

by Brian Spitz | Apr 16, 2024 | Age Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Gender Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Sexual Harassment

On Tuesday, April 9, 2024, I was fortunate enough to accompany our client Joanne Grace to provide testimony before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary regarding the problems cause by forced arbitration. (See: Video, News Coverage). Grace, along with...

Yes, You Can Be Fired For Saying “F*ck (Race) People”

by Brian Spitz | Apr 4, 2024 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Federal Law Update, Gender Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Wrongful Termination

Ashley Bush served as the head coach for the girls’ basketball team at Frederick High School. On February 5, 2020, several members of the varsity team decided to leave the team, alleging that Bush had been treating them abusively. Despite an investigation by the...

Employer’s Lies Are Called Pretext

by Brian Spitz | Apr 2, 2024 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Federal Law Update, Gender Discrimination, Gender Identity Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Wrongful Termination

What does pretext mean? In the context of wrongful termination or employment discrimination, pretext refers to a situation where an employer provides a false or misleading reason for terminating an employee. This reason is presented as the official justification for...

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