The escalating coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has changed the life and work situations for millions of people throughout the US. In this time of frightening medical and economic crisis, Tuckner Sipser is especially concerned about protecting employee rights, we have prepared a set of FAQs to explain how federal, state, and local laws can protect your job and your income.
Hi, I’m Deborah O’Rell with Tuckner Sipser, an employment discrimination law firm. And let me say at the start, I’m…
If you are pregnant and suffering severe anxiety right now about giving birth during this coronavirus (COVID-19) health crisis, your employer must take that into account and be flexible with you due to your current pregnancy-based limitations.
Your pregnancy-related severe anxiety regarding giving birth in a hospital during this escalating and unprecedented American coronavirus pandemic is covered by the law.
The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) answered questions related to the intersection of COVID-19, pregnancy and the workplace, among other workplace questions.
Workers in New York are protected under existing and new federal laws, as well as state laws. In addition to…
If you’re pregnant and work in NY–the epicenter of the outbreak–and you’re still required to report to the workplace, either…
If you work in NY and earn at least $58,500 per year and are a professional, executive or managerial administrative…
You know, I know a lot of folks have now lost their job already as a result of this crisis,…
There’s limited help right now for those us who are out of work due to our company’s closures or contractions….
