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Tag Archives: Disability Discrimination

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After Long Legal Battle, Terminated NYPD Officer Settles Counseling Unit Claims

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK, February 27, 2015 – Today, after a long legal battle, terminated NYPD Police Officer Derek Miller settles discrimination, civil rights and constitutional claims filed against the several members of the Counseling...

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HIV Infection Is A Disability/Physical Impairment

Generally, society does not accept individuals who are infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV); also commonly referred as HIV positive. Generally, it is a commonly held belief throughout society that interacting with HIV positive...

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Workplace Retaliation

The main purpose of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was to eliminate unlawful discrimination and retaliation in the workplace. The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) was given powers to enforce the laws that make...

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City of New York Anti-Discrimination Legislative Initiatives

In addition to the laws that are enacted and are applicable throughout the State of New York, the City of New York has been very progressive enacting several expansive anti-discrimination laws.  In many respects, the New York City Human...

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Filing a Discrimination Complaint

Under Federal, State and some local laws, it is illegal to discriminate against an individual for their: • Ethnicity • Skin color, or related facial features • Country of origin • Age • Sex • Religious beliefs • Political...

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Filing Charges of Employment Discrimination with the EEOC

The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) safeguards the residents of United States against discrimination by an employer, labor union or employment agency on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age, disability...

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