by Stephen D. Hans | Sep 15, 2015 | Employment Defense Attorney
What You Need to Understand About Criminal Background Checks When Hiring Employees NYC & Queens Employment Defense Attorney Recently, based on alleged race discrimination resulting from criminal background checks, BMW settled with the EEOC through an agreement to...
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 | Jun 18, 2015 | Business Attorney, Employment Defense Attorney, Employment Discrimination
All too often, business owners are not aware of their managers or supervisors engaging in discriminatory practices toward workers. When workers complain about racial or nationality slurs being made in the workplace, this is a red flag for owners to seek legal counsel...
by Stephen D. Hans | Jun 4, 2015 | Employment Defense Attorney, Employment Discrimination
In March, we blogged about a religious discrimination case that was scheduled for hearing at the U.S. Supreme Court level. The Supreme Court rendered its decision on June 1, with the judges almost in unanimous agreement — eight to one. Abercrombie & Fitch refused...
