What are My Rights for Paid Leave Under the Coronavirus Pandemic? Coronavirus Employment FAQs and New York Leave Laws
Tens of millions of employed Americans have no paid sick or family leave available to them to cover their own…
Shirley Chisholm: The Original Boss Lady of American Politics
As we celebrate Black History Month, it only becomes imperative to locate the erasure of Shirley Chisholm’s contributions as a pattern – of how dominant party nominations have systematically fallen short of according the rightful spaces to women and people of color.
Reasonable Accommodations in the Workplace for Pregnant Employees
I mentioned in a video here last week that if you work for any employer in New York City and…
No FMLA – Yes Maternity Leave
If you’re a pregnant employee working for any company in the United States with at least 15 employees, you’re entitled…
The Harvey Weinstein Trial & The Changing Views of Jurors in Sexual Assault Cases
I was pleased to have been interviewed recently by TV station CGTN about the Harvey Weinstein trial (https://youtu.be/6zCpahhDuzw), and the…
What are the Statutes of Limitations for Filing Equal Pay Claims?
If you are a woman and illegally being paid less than a man performing substantially equal work at your company,…
The New York Equal Pay Act
Attention, New York employees—this new Equal Pay Law’s a game-changer! This past summer (2019) New York state expanded its Pay…
New York Salary History Ban – What it Means for Workers
Effective January 6, 2020, New York State will become the eleventh state (with New Jersey about to become the twelfth),…
What Laws Prohibit Sex or Gender-Based Pay Discrimination?
Are you being paid less than your male counterparts? Learn about the laws that protect you against illegal sex-based unequal pay, also known as gender pay disparity.
Candidates Finally Talked About Paid Leave — But They’re Still Missing the Point
(Republished from InStyle Magazine, Nov. 21, 2019) Maternity leave isn’t going to help a woman who’s being demoralized at work…