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Employment Discrimination
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Federal, New York State, and New York City laws, such as Title VII, ADEA, ADA, EPA, and the human rights laws, prohibit employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of age, race, sex, gender, national origin, religion, disability, and pregnancy. State and/or local laws prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, marital status, and even…

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Wage & Overtime
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New York and Federal laws require employers to pay workers minimum wage and overtime. These laws also regulate how employers use the “tip credit” to pay tipped employees such waiters and waitresses and valets. Often times, employers try to skirt these laws by classifying employees as independent contractors. Other times, businesses simply do not pay…

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Hostile Work Environment
Famighetti & Weinick

No one should have to work in a hostile work environment. While the law does not create a general civility code for the workplace, certain hostile work environments are unlawful. If you’re facing a hostile work environment, contact the lawyers at Famighetti & Weinick for help.

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Retaliation
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The law encourages employees to oppose their employer’s unlawful conduct and to exercise their rights under the law. If you’ve complained about discrimination, unequal pay, a hostile work environment, or sexual harassment, you may be protected by anti-retaliation laws meaning your employer cannot alter your conditions of employment such as pay, termination, and other conditions.…

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Wrongful Termination
Famighetti & Weinick

In New York, most employees are at-will, meaning employers can hire or fire its employees for any lawful reason or no reason at all. Some unlawful reasons include discrimination and retaliation. If you’ve recently been terminated from your employment, it’s important to contact an employment lawyer quickly. Employment statutes generally have short statutes of limitations.…

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Appeals
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An Article 78 proceeding can be used to challenge decisions made by the State or local governments, such as school boards, villages, towns, and counties. It can also be used to appeal the decisions made by administrative agencies. If you have received an unfavorable or adverse decision from a governmental body, the lawyers at Famighetti…

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Small Business Services
Famighetti & Weinick

Many small businesses find their way into trouble with their employees or the government simply because they have not been educated on the many employment laws which regulate workers in New York. From sexual harassment training, to classifying workers as independent contractors or as exempt or non-exempt employees and paying those workers properly, many small…

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Sexual Harassment
Famighetti & Weinick

Sexual harassment cannot be tolerated in today’s workplaces. Sexual harassment can include just one severe act of unwelcome conduct, such as an inappropriate touching, or it can it be an accumulation of other conduct, such as sex based jokes or comments. It may also include “quid pro harassment” where a supervisor demands sexual favors from…

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