Can An Employer Refuse to Hire an Applicant Based Upon An Arrest?
EEOC Answer: Depends The New York State Human Rights Law states that an applicant may not be denied employment or licensure because of his...
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What is Unemployment Discrimination?
According to the Pew Research Center, the unemployment rate among blacks is about double that among whites, as it has been for most of...
Read More ›NYPD Sergeant Files Notice to Sue
New York Civil Rights Attorney Eric Sanders, Esq., of The Sanders Firm, P.C., alleges in a $15 million Notice of Claim filing that the...
Read More ›Female Cop ‘Strikes Back’ Filing $15 Mil. Notice to Sue
New York Civil Rights Attorney Eric Sanders, Esq., of The Sanders Firm, P.C., alleges in a $15 million Notice of Claim filing that NYPD...
Read More ›Same Sex Sexual Harassment Actionable Under Title VII
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of race, sex, color, religion and national origin....
Read More ›Cop Sues for $30M Alleging Discrimination
New York Civil Rights Attorney Eric Sanders, Esq., of The Sanders Firm, P.C., alleges in a $30 Million Dollar lawsuit that the NYPD fosters...
Read More ›Mount Vernon Police Officers File Claims for Retaliation
New York Civil Rights Attorney Eric Sanders, Esq., of The Sanders Firm, P.C., announces that Mount Vernon Police Officers file claims of retaliation for...
Read More ›Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act 0f 2009
The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009, 18 U.S.C. § 249, also known as the Matthew Shepard Act,...
Read More ›Employment Non-Discrimination Act
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) is a bill pending before Congress that would prohibit discrimination in hiring and employment on the basis of sexual...
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