Famighetti & Weinick, PLLC are employment lawyers serving Carle Place New York. Famighetti & Weinick handles a wide range of employment law matters including discrimination, retaliation, and recovering unpaid minimum wage and overtime for employees. Employment Discrimination in Carle Place Employees in Carle Place continue to face discrimination in employment. Sex discrimination in Carle Place…
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Famighetti & Weinick PLLC are employment lawyers on Long Island, New York who handle cases of wrongful termination. Wrongful termination on Long Island can come in different forms, such as discrimination or retaliation. Wrongful Termination in New York Employees in New York are considered to work at-will. At-will employment means that employers can hire or…
Continue reading ›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 Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the New York Labor Law (NYLL) require that most employees receive overtime pay for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek. Overtime pay is one and one half times the regular rate of pay. Famighetti & Weinick PLLC are employment lawyers in New York and handle many…
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…
Continue reading ›Many of New York’s public employees are protected by Section 75 of the Civil Service Law. Public employees include employees of the state, counties, towns, villages, cities, and special districts such as fire districts, library districts, sanitation districts, and school districts. The employment lawyers on Long Island of Famighetti & Weinick are experienced in Section…
Continue reading ›Famighetti & Weinick, PLLC are employment attorneys on Long Island. We represent employees in Nassau County and Suffolk County, such as in the communities of Hempstead, Glen Cove, Huntington Station, Melville, Bay Shore, Central Islip, Farmingdale, Freeport, Elmont, Brookhaven, and Brentwood. Famighetti & Weinick handles a wide range of employment law matters including discrimination, retaliation,…
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Sexual orientation “is a form of sex discrimination” — so ruled a federal appellate court in Illinois. This is a departure from rulings from other appellate courts across the country which had determined that Title VII does not prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. The Seventh Circuit’s decision is discussed in today’s Long…
Continue reading ›The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL) require that employers provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities. The requirement to provide reasonable accommodations applies to most employers on Long Island. Failure to give an accommodation can result in disability discrimination on Long Island. Employees with Disabilities Disability…
Continue reading ›Famighetti & Weinick, PLLC are employment lawyers serving Suffolk County New York. Famighetti & Weinick handles a wide range of employment law matters including discrimination, retaliation, and recovering unpaid minimum wage and overtime for employees. Employment Discrimination in Suffolk County Employees in Suffolk County continue to face discrimination in employment. Sex discrimination in Suffolk County…
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