by Stephen D. Hans | Sep 10, 2015 | NY Defense Discrimination Attorney, Uncategorized
Con Edison Agrees to Pay $3.8 Million in NY Sex Discrimination and Harassment Claim New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced on September 9, 2015 that they reached a joint settlement with Con...
by Stephen D. Hans | Aug 27, 2015 | Employment Defense Attorney
What Can Happen if You Ignore a Discrimination Claim? No one likes dealing with a dispute, and we often wish disputes would just go away. However, ignoring a discrimination claim can land employers into trouble and result in undesired legal consequences. This is what...
by Stephen D. Hans | Aug 18, 2015 | Employment Defense Attorney
What Is GINA and Why Is It Important to You as an Employer? Your employment application questions can set you up for a discrimination lawsuit if you are not within the parameters of federal anti-discrimination laws. GINA or the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination...
by Stephen D. Hans | Aug 4, 2015 | Employment Defense Attorney, Employment Discrimination
Religious discrimination has been in the news a lot recently. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) just filed a lawsuit against the United States’ largest package delivery company, UPS (United Parcel Service, Inc.) based on claims of religious...
by Stephen D. Hans | Jul 29, 2015 | Business Attorney, Employment Discrimination
As a business owner, have you heard your manager claim that someone is too old to hire for a particular job? Or, have there been discussions that a younger person would be a better candidate for any number of reasons? This line of thinking is something to watch out...