http://www.nyemploymentlawyer.com/ Published by Schwartz & Perry, LLP en-us 2011-12-16T18:54:41-05:00 http://www.nyemploymentlawyer.com/2011/12/minority_employees_catch_fishm.html A Bronx fish company, M. Slavin & Sons, are not getting off the hook for the racial discrimination and sexual harassment that ran rampant in its company for years. Minority employees, who first brought suit in federal court approximately one... Employment Discrimination Schwartz & Perry 2011-12-16T18:54:41-05:00 http://www.nyemploymentlawyer.com/2011/12/housekeeper_in_manhattan_files.html Virginia Lim, a Filipino housekeeper, has filed a discrimination suit in U.S. District Court in Manhattan claiming that she was not hired her because of her national origin. Lim was one of two workers who first filed discrimination complaints with... National Origin Discrimination Schwartz & Perry 2011-12-06T07:48:17-05:00 http://www.nyemploymentlawyer.com/2011/10/alleged_race_and_age_discrimin.html The Waldorf-Astoria is being sued by Samir Abdel-Mesih, 53, for age and race discrimination in Queens Supreme Court, in New York. Mesih started as a waiter in 1987 and was promoted to banquet captain in 2002. According to the complaint,... Age Discrimination Schwartz & Perry 2011-10-31T08:03:58-05:00 http://www.nyemploymentlawyer.com/2011/10/new_york_city_fire_department_1.html This week, a federal judge issued a landmark ruling on an employment discrimination case and castigated New York City on its hiring practices within its fire department. U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis issued an opinion criticizing city officials who continue... Racial Discrimination Schwartz & Perry 2011-10-07T07:33:44-05:00 http://www.nyemploymentlawyer.com/2011/09/alleged_racial_discrimination.html A Bronx landlord is being sued by the Justice Department for race discrimination, a civil rights violation in New York. Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara filed the civil rights violation lawsuit against the landlord, management company and superintendent for allegedly... Racial Discrimination Schwartz & Perry 2011-09-29T09:25:23-05:00 http://www.nyemploymentlawyer.com/2011/08/employee_harassed_for_wearing.html McKinsey & Co. is faced with a religious discrimination lawsuit that may be the first of its kind. In the lawsuit, recently filed in Manhattan federal court, a former employee of the company claims he was subjected to ridicule and... Religious Discrimination Schwartz & Perry 2011-08-11T14:00:23-05:00 http://www.nyemploymentlawyer.com/2011/07/is_employment_relocation_a_for.html When an employer decides that relocating their company is a good business decision, employees are faced with the ultimatum - move with the company or loose your job. On it’s face, relocation does not seem discriminatory, but as employers cut... Age Discrimination Schwartz & Perry 2011-07-22T06:23:59-05:00 http://www.nyemploymentlawyer.com/2011/07/new_york_city_sees_an_increase.html According to a recent New York Times article, the number of employment discrimination lawsuits filed by New York City employees has been increasing. In comparing the first two terms of the Bloomberg administration with the first two terms of the... Employment Law Schwartz & Perry 2011-07-11T06:17:59-05:00 http://www.nyemploymentlawyer.com/2011/06/lgbt_employees_not_protected_b.html Employment discrimination protections for gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, and trans-gender employees under federal laws are of great consequence as legislation awaits Congressional action. According to a recent study performed by the Center for American Progress, 73 percent of Americans support protecting... Employment Discrimination Schwartz & Perry 2011-06-08T11:17:22-05:00 http://www.nyemploymentlawyer.com/2011/05/new_york_city_fire_department.html A decorated FDNY employee is suing New York City and the FDNY for wrongful termination after allegedly threatening to kill his employer. Glenn Krasner asserts that he has been unlawfully terminated because he exhibited symptoms of his medical disorder, Asperger’s... Employment Discrimination Schwartz & Perry 2011-05-02T06:57:04-05:00