Archive for July 31, 2020

The Ellen DeGeneres Show is an award-winning NBC daytime talk show that brings Warner Bros an estimated 35 million dollars each year. Its host, comedian Ellen DeGeneres, has built her brand on the motto “be kind” over the years. She hosts lavish giveaways for struggling families and is a prominent advocate for the LGBTQ+ community. She was also awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her human rights work by President Obama. However, it is precisely because of her public

Earlier this month, Variety, a popular American media company, reported on a lawsuit filed against Live Nation for race and gender discrimination. Candace Newman, an executive employee of Live Nation, a major entertainment company, claimed that she was retaliated against for speaking out about race and gender discrimination in the workplace. Soon after her complaint, Newman was furloughed for supposed Covid-19-related staff reductions which she believes was simply an excuse. The suit, filed in L.A. County Superior Court, states that

Two teachers from Southern California, Agnes Morrisey-Berru and Kristen Biel, sued their respective Catholic schools. The cases of Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru and St. James School v. Biel combined to form one case recently brought before the Supreme Court. Agnes Morrissey-Berru was fired because she turned 65 years old. In a secular workplace, this termination is age discrimination. Kristen Biel requested paid sick in order to receive treatments for her breast cancer. Kristen Biel was denied paid

Following the rapid surge of Covid-19 cases back in April, many began to wonder if wearing a mask in public would help protect them from the virus. In his speech on TheStreet, Dr. Anthony Fauci, a physician and an immunologist who is one of the lead members of the Trump Administration’s White House Coronavirus Task Force, stated that wearing a mask can prevent the spread of the virus to a certain degree. Since then, some states, including New York, have required people

On July 1, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued NICE Systems, Inc. for pregnancy discrimination. The EEOC advances opportunities in the workplace by enforcing federal laws that prohibit employment discrimination. According to their lawsuit, the software company allegedly paid an employee less, retaliated against her, and forced her to resign because of her pregnancy.* After the employee informed her supervisor of the pregnancy, he stopped assigning her sales leads and denied her commission payments. When she complained,

In recent months, conversations around institutional racism and equality have become widespread in the wake of George Floyd’s and Breonna Taylor’s deaths. Many individuals are engaging in discussions to learn about racial injustice and how individual members of society can promote change. Included in these dialogues are black employees at ESPNwho have shared their personal experiences with discrimination behind the cameras. In an article published by the New York Times, several black employees spoke about their displeasure with the major sports media

The Law Office of Christopher Q. Davis has filed a class action lawsuit against Garda, USA on behalf of Garda employees in New York State. Garda dispatches employees in armored vehicles to provide secure cash vault, ATM, and armored transport services for financial institutions and other businesses throughout Long Island and Manhattan. The Complaint alleges that Garda drivers, messengers, guards, and ATM technicians were denied lawful minimum wage and overtime compensation, in violation of New York Labor Law. Garda also

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has held national attention ever since the Coronavirus outbreak hit the United States. However, in addition to issuing guidelines on how to stop the spread of Coronavirus, the CDC is now making headlines for another reason: racial discrimination in the workplace. Over one thousand CDC employees recently signed a letter telling their employer to address “ongoing and recurring acts of racism and discrimination” towards black workers. Signatories include at least one Division Head and

Only about 56% of eligible U.S. citizens voted in the 2016 presidential election. In an effort to increase voter turnout, some states have enacted laws to guarantee workers time off to vote. New York State’s voting leave law allows registered voters who do not have sufficient time outside of scheduled work hours to take up to 2 hours of paid time off to vote in most public elections. Employees are deemed to have “sufficient time to vote” if

On April 1, 2020, the United States government passed new legislation in response
to the novel Coronavirus outbreak. This new law titled, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), requires certain employers to provide employees with paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave for reasons related to COVID-19. The new federal law, which applies to New York, covers only certain employers, both in public and private sectors, that have fewer than 500 employees. Individuals that are employed by the federal government are