If you are being sexually harassed at your job, you may be wondering about the federal laws against sexual harassment in the workplace, and what protections these laws provide.
Workplace sexual harassment is considered a form of sex discrimination,
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New York Laws Against Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
The laws protecting employees against workplace sexual harassment are broad. In addition to Federal laws prohibiting workplace sexual harassment, New York laws against sexual harassment in the workplace also protect employees.
New York laws against sexual harassment at work…
How Much Can I Get for a Sexual Harassment Case?
If you’ve been sexually harassed at work, you may be wondering “how much can I get for a sexual harassment case?’ and the types of damages to which you may be entitled.
If you take legal action, there are…
Notice to Employer About Sexual Harassment
Unfortunately, sexual harassment occurs all too frequently in the workplace. If you are being sexually harassed at work it will be important that you voice your concerns as soon as possible to your HR department (or company executives, if…
How to File a Sexual Harassment Complaint with The New York State Division of Human Rights (NYSDHR)
If you have experienced sexual harassment at work in New York and your employer is aware but has not stopped it, ignored your harassment complaint, or retaliated against you in any way for complaining, or for supporting someone else’s complaint…
What Is Sexual Harassment and What Should I Do If Iām Being Sexually Harassed at Work?
Tuckner, Sipser, Weinstock & Sipser, LLP is a labor and employment law firm located in New York City and the Mid-Hudson Valley with a practice concentrating on advancing women’s rights in the workplace through representation in claims involving gender discrimination…
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No More Weight Shaming: New York City Law Protects People from Discrimination Based on Height and Weight
New York City has signed legislation prohibiting employers from discriminating against a person based on their height or weight. The law will come…
NYC Pride Parade ā a photo essay
More than 75 percent of all marching groups in this year’s Pride March are non-profit organizations, and more than half of all marching groups are participating free-of-charge.
Here are some photos taken by our blogger/photographer Saswat Pattanayak for Women’s Rights…
Coexistent Climate of Transphobia and Pronouns
By Saswat Pattanayak
Houghton University has fired two employees (Raegan Zelaya and Shua Wilmot) because they included their pronouns in emails.
This should not come as surprising and yet it does, enough to merit a New York Times headline.…
Only 14 Countries Offer Full Legal Protections to Women
According to the recently published report on women, business and the law, only 14 countries in the world offer full legal protections to women. The list of these 14 nations does not include the United States.
The countries which…