As we all know we are all living in a world that is so different than it was ten years ago, that difference is reflected in gay marriage statutes that have been passed in many states and it’s certainly reflected in our New York states human rights law which prohibits...
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A Co-Worker is Stealing Supplies from the Highway Department
Many of us have been hearing about whistle blowers these days and it has a number of meanings. Sometimes people think that when they make a complaint at work that they are a whistle blower and have some sort of protection. There are a couple of whistle blower...
Employer Taking Adverse Action Over My Union Activities
In the public employment in the New York sector there are many unions at work, whether they are state wide unions, local unions, teachers unions, and we have many clients who are very active in their unions. Some, employees are even presidents of their unions, in the...
Municipal Co-Worker Making Demeaning Comments About My Religion
Many of the people that we meet with are municipal employees in White Plains, NY, and that means that they work for some governmental sub division and it can be the state of New York it can be the county, city, town, village or something like a water works company...
I Was Not Hired After a Background Check Revealed I Filed a Domestic Violence Complaint Against My Ex
We have a recent amendment in New York to our New York states human rights law which includes as a protected class the status of being a victim of domestic violence and so it is now illegal in the state of New York to discriminate against someone in the terms and...
Boss Making Derogatory Comments About Co-Workers
One of the things we do in our office is to make sure employees who are employed in White Plains, NY and want to continue to be employed in dealing with issues in the work place. Also, we have had employees who have reported to us that their bosses are making...
My Boss Gives Male Employees Preferential Treatment
We have women that come to our office frequently in White Plains, NY and they tell us that they are being treated differently from their male colleagues and that they are given what they perceive to be less desirable assignments and they wonder if there is anything...
I Had Cancer Surgery and No Longer Require Treatment. Should I Tell My Employer?
We’ve had clients come into our office in White Plains, New York who have received a severe diagnosis in many cases cancer, and they have had surgery, they are back to work and don’t require any further treatment now. The question arises as to whether that individual...
After Requesting Time Off Due to a Recent Cancer Diagnosis, I Received a Poor Performance Review
We have had some people coming to our office in White Plains, New York who have had some pretty severe diagnosis and mainly cancer and these clients have to take time off for medical testing and medical treatment. At Gould & Berg in New York we have had situations...
I have been invited to become a member of a single member LLC
Many of us have heard of the term LLC or limited liability company. It’s another form of business entity separate in a part, for example, from a corporation. We have people coming to us all the time wanting to form an LLC, or wanting to become a member of an LLC that...
