Older New York residents who are looking for work might find themselves struggling because of their age. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 protects workers at or over 40 from discrimination, but an AARP study found that most older people believe age...
Some of our recent posts have discussed the employment law matter of age discrimination in the workplace. A recent news story about a lawsuit against HP shows that ageism isn't just a topic of legal conversation; it plays out in reality for some workers in the...
Our previous post began a discussion about a specific type of workplace discrimination that you might not often hear about. Sexual harassment gets a lot of attention in the media and even through work training. But someone can be discriminated against because of their...
Does your age make you stand out at your place of work? Maybe you feel like the baby in the office. Maybe you feel like the grandparent in the office. It is one thing for you to personally know that you are unique because of your age in your place of work; it is...
Anyone who has young children in school is probably extremely aware that food allergies are common; food allergies are on the rise. Just as more and more kiddos seem to be allergic to food such as peanuts, there are more workers within the workforce that suffer from...
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act was enacted to protect Americans from any kind of discrimination they might face based on their genetic information from either health insurance providers or employers (Title I and Title II protections, respectively). GINA...
Can't happen today you say? Unfortunately, that is far from the truth. Bias and discrimination are alive and well in the workplace, academia and science.Traditionally female faculty have been paid only a percentage of male faculty and historically have had to have...
It is the season of construction in New York City, a city that is already generally well-known for its ongoing, multiplying work zones. Community progress often means a need for new and/or improved buildings and streets. We need men -- and women -- to put in the...
It might seem childish -- the idea that your manager or other supervisor might have favorite employees in the office. Aren't we all supposed to grow out of such cliquishness once we graduate from junior high school?In all reality, some of the social frustrations and...
Many men and women would agree that it is a sad and scary time in the U.S. Events such as the Orlando shooting last week have the public on edge. Violence and loss can lead to desperation among people to try to prevent further tragedy.Tragedy or not, U.S. citizens and...
