by Stephen D. Hans | Nov 19, 2014 | Employment Defense Attorney
Author: Stephen D. Hans Employers first faced lawsuits for workplace sex discrimination during the 1960s after the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), flight attendants were among the first...
by Stephen D. Hans | Nov 13, 2014 | Employment Discrimination
As an employer, it is important to consider what types of hiring process errors can lead to age discrimination lawsuits. Does the candidate need to overhear the hiring manager say the company wants to hire someone younger? Or hear the recruiter say someone is too old...
by Stephen D. Hans | Nov 4, 2014 | Employment Defense Attorney
As described in our earlier blog article, there are exceptions to at-will employment terminations, making them unlawful, and termination based on discrimination is one of them. Another unlawful reason for termination under New York case law is the professional...
by Stephen D. Hans | Oct 30, 2014 | Employment Law
Author: Stephen D.Hans Juggling compliance with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and profitability is a problem many employers in the restaurant industry face today. Under the ACA, companies with 50 or more full-time employees must either pay for their full-time...
by Stephen D. Hans | Oct 16, 2014 | Employment Discrimination, Employment Law
Author: Stephen Hans Business owners typically look from an employer’s perspective and fire employees who cannot do the job. For the most part, this line of reasoning is valid and especially if you have at-will employment, where the employer has the right to...
