Archive for December 18, 2015

It’s 1:30 on a Thursday afternoon. You haven’t felt well all day, and now, ever since lunch, you’ve had a pounding headache. None of your work is getting done, and all you want is to go home and sleep—or maybe go to the doctor. You decide to pack up and leave work early, getting some much-needed rest. But the next day, when you receive your paycheck, you see that your employer has deducted several hours’ worth of pay due to

Issues involving discrimination are some of the most common in employment law. Employment attorneys in New York City frequently see cases involving prejudice and unfair treatment in the workplace, often stemming from discrimination based on race, sex, ethnicity, or national origin. Employees can be penalized or even fired as a result of discriminatory attitudes. However, in some cases, discrimination can occur before an employee is even hired—and discrimination in the hiring process is illegal, just as workplace discrimination is.

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