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jMany people talk frequently these days about the Americans with disabilities act and I will add that the act has been amended to be effective on January 1st of 2009 and so it is now called the Americans with disabilities act, amendments act of 2008. In the employment...

The New York states human rights law is our statewide anti-discrimination statute. In the employment arena in White Plains, NY it prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender, race, national origin, color, disability, sexual orientation and a new enactment to that...

The age discrimination in employment act is found in federal law and prohibits just as it says discrimination in employment in the terms and conditions of employment in White Plains, NY, on the basis of age, and the age that is the bottom level of the protected class...

Title VII is actually a short name for a federal statute which is found at 42 USE section 2000 A and following sections. Broadly, it is a federal anti-discrimination law in New York. It forbids discrimination among other things employment on the basis of race, gender,...

In order to bring a claim in federal court, the employee is required to file what is called a charge of discrimination with the EEOC. The EEOC is the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and they have what I would refer to as a gate keeping function. Basically the...

Employees in White Plains, NY choose to bring claims of discrimination and agencies, such as, the New York State department of human rights or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, there are also often time’s county commissions on human rights or other...

Sometimes in employment situations in White Plains, NY you might have an employee who lives on premises, it could be at home, a healthcare worker, and it also can be someone who works in an apartment building and acts as a superintendent or a laborer in the building...

A lot of employers are unaware of the requirements in New York State and  that you  keep records of the hours that your employees work and off their pay rates. Oftentimes,  companies in White Plain, New York will hire outside payroll companies to handle these matters...

I called out of work 3 days to care for my sick family member and my boss then approved it.  I then called to let him know I can return to work on the 4th day and he said I was terminated.  I was approved my unemployment and then the company wanted to fight it by...

In terms of employee pay in White Plains, New York, often times, employers get caught up in legal requirements that they were unaware of. For example, there are certain wage and reporting requirements in terms of keeping documentation and providing written...