Retaliation takes many forms in Long Island’s workplaces. Employees can face demotions, terminations, reductions in pay, or employers will refuse to promote employees as retaliation for employees complaining about discrimination or for engaging in other protected activity. Famighetti & Weinick PLLC are employment lawyers on Long Island, New York who can assess cases of workplace…
Continue reading ›The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) is a federal agency charged with investigating and enforcing the federal anti-discrimination workplace laws, such as Title VII, ADA, ADEA, and GINA. These laws prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, sex, national origin, religion, pregnancy, disability, age, and genetic information. These laws also prohibit employers from retaliating against…
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The Family Medical Leave Act or FMLA, is a federal law which provides short term leave for employees. The law has many requirements for employers and employees. Today’s employment law blog discusses how employees can use FMLA leave and what employers must do under the law. The FMLA allows eligible employees to take up to…
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