What is an Arrest and Criminal Conviction History Discrimination?

New York State and New York City’s human rights laws prohibit discrimination based on arrest history or criminal conviction history. And there’s only two narrow exceptions to this prohibition.

Are You a Victim of Age Discrimination?

If you feel you’re being managed out, treated differently, victimized because of your age, you may be a victim of age discrimination and before you’re fired, it’s best to take action.

Your Divorce at Work: To Share or Not to Share?

The main reason to notify your employer about your divorce is to let them know how it might affect you personally and thus affect your work.

How should New York employees handle pay disparity issues at work?

Pay disparity or unequal pay is based on any protected status, such as race, color, creed, age, gender, gender identity, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, etc. All of the protected statuses under the New York Human Rights laws are covered by the unequal pay law.

DON’T QUIT YOUR JOB. Call a lawyer first. Find out why.

Quitting your job is just giving up and doing your employer a favor, and most of the time when you quit you’ll also be ineligible to even collect unemployment benefits, never mind being able to take your employer to court, which is near impossible once you’ve voluntarily resigned.

E-book – New York Employee Rights FAQs Under Covid-19

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.

COVID-19, Your Pregnancy and the Workplace—Is My Severe Coronavirus Anxiety Covered?

Your pregnancy-related severe anxiety regarding giving birth in a hospital during this escalating and unprecedented American coronavirus pandemic is covered by the law.