New York Blog — Employment Defense
Labor and Employment Defense
Welcome to the NYC Employment Law Blog! This blog is an online publication of Stephen D. Hans & Associates, P.C., a New York City law firm that has been representing small and mid-sized businesses throughout the New York metropolitan area in all types of employment and labor law matters for over thirty years. We hope this blog will be an interesting and informative resource for our readers, whether they are current or past clients, or simply compliance-minded business owners looking for ways to stay up-to-date with the ever-changing employment law landscape. To that end, we will endeavor to offer regular blog posts highlighting legislative developments, significant court and agency decisions and noteworthy news stories from the employment and labor law realm. We hope that as a reader you will find ours blog enlightening, useful and above all, interesting.
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Stephen D. Hans & Associates, P.C.
Blogs
Trial to commence in NY Post employment discrimination case
A federal district judge has denied the NY Post and its Chief Editor summary judgment in an employment discrimination case that alleges sex, race, and national origin discrimination. Former Associate Editor Sandra Guzman filed the discrimination case alleging...
Utah $450,000 employment discrimination settlement serves as a cautionary tale
Author: Stephen D. Hans Mesa Systems, Inc, a Colorado moving and storage company with operations in Utah, was hit with a $450,000 pay out in an employment discrimination suit that alleged mistreatment of immigrant workers based on national origin. In addition to the...
The Penalties for Employment Discrimination
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed another suit for employment discrimination which could end up costing the employer hundreds of thousands of dollars. The suit filed by the EEOC against Chesapeake Health System is on behalf of a former...
Frequently Asked Questions About New York Employment Law
Author: Stephen D. Hans Employment law can be complex and confusing for both the employer and the employee. Following, are frequently asked questions concerning employment matters: Is an employer required to give a reason for firing or laying off an employee in New...
Are contestants of reality shows, employees?
American Idol faces a discrimination lawsuit filed by 10 black former contestants who were disqualified from the show. The plaintiffs claim they were disqualified for reasons other than singing, including criminal history, and were given the "right to sue" by the...