Strategic perspectives on civil rights, employment discrimination, sexual harassment, police misconduct, retaliation, and institutional accountability.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The lawsuit alleges that the NYPD converted a Black executive’s caregiving authorization into criminal misconduct, manipulated Smith’s retirement eligibility, and...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New Lawsuit Alleges NYPD’s Successive Police Unions Failed to Protect Officer Shatorra J. Foster’s Rights While the Department Continued Prosecuting Her...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Delinda N. Giraldo alleges that after she rejected supervisory sexual attention, discipline and retaliation followed; at the same time, Lieutenant...
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Why Former Employees Can Bring New Retaliation Claims Years After the Original Employment Dispute Has Ended. The Limitations Period Governs the Act Being Challenged, Not...
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What More Than a Century of Legislative History Reveals About the Police Commissioner’s Authority—and Its Limits Executive Summary New York City Administrative Code...
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How “Pending Charges,” “Open Cases,” and Unproved Allegations Are Being Used to Seize Terminal Leave, Accrued Time, Vacation, and Retirement-Related Benefits Without Lawful Authority...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New complaint says Internal Affairs was used to target Sergeant Osmairys Avila and retired Lieutenant Special Assignment Ray Sanchez after...
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Sexual Grooming, Institutional Power, and Why Sexual Contact With Subordinates Is a Breach of Employer Trust Executive Summary The phrase “sleeping with the...
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The Irony of Institutional Power, Sexual-Harassment Complaints, and Anonymous Litigation There is a particular irony in watching someone who once occupied a supervisory...
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