It is easy to draw parallels between the discrimination Serena Williams pointed out in heated dispute during the US Open final and discrimination against women, especially black women, face during their jobs. This past Saturday, during the final, where Naomi Osaka beat Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam champion, Williams became outraged when the umpire, Carlos… Read more »
On July 27, 2018, the SLS South Beach hotel on Miami Beach, Florida agreed to a $2.5 million settlement with 17 of its former Haitian employees. These employees worked at the hotel’s restaurants, including Hyde Beach, The Bazaar by Jose Andrés, and Katsuya. Back in 2014, the employees accused the hotel of firing Haitians for… Read more »
What is an arbitration agreement? Well, it is essentially an agreement between an employer and employee to not sue their employer if the company fires him or her for bad reasons or the employee feels discriminated against at work. This meets the employee agreed not to pursue any legal action against your employer in court… Read more »
In the recently filed case Dacier v. Reardon, Case Number: 1:17-CV-418, a “non-Hispanic” senior investigator in the Division of Wage Protection and Immigrant Services, Dacier, brought suit against the commissioner of the New York State Department of Labor (“DOL”), claiming he wasn’t hired for a position because of his race. Plaintiff Dacier applied for… Read more »
Women are amazing and continue to break glass ceilings! Recently, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, 37, has announced that she is pregnant, making her only the second world leader to give birth while in office. Ardern, who was elected in October, is also New Zealand’s youngest prime minister since 1856. Ardern explained how she… Read more »
Christina Giorgio, Esq. on Background Briefing with Ian Masters Christina Giorgio, Esq. with the Derek Smith Law Group, PLLC was recently interviewed on Background Briefing with Ian Masters to discuss sexual harassment in the workplace. Ms. Giorgio has years of experience litigating claims of sexual harassment and is currently a leading member of the New… Read more »
Hoboken, NJ Elects a Sikh as Mayor Hoboken, NJ – The city of Hoboken, New Jersey made history on election day this year, by electing New Jersey’s first Sikh mayor ever, Ravi Bhalla, 44. Many Hoboken residents are taking their new mayor’s win as a badge of honor. Bhalla is also notably one of only a… Read more »
Wonder Woman Gal Gadot Is A Real Super Hero Los Angeles, CA – Is Gal Gadot a Wonder Woman in real life too? This week, Gadot announced that she will not play Wonder Woman in Wonder Woman 2 unless Brett Ratner is gone. Gadot made this public announcement in hopes that Warner Brothers would cancels its… Read more »
NYC Protects Workers with Caregiving Responsibilities From Discrimination New York, NY – New York City Human Rights Law (the “NYCHRL”) prohibits discrimination in employment, public accommodations, housing, and also bias-based profiling by law enforcement. There are many grounds which New Yorkers may claim unlawful discrimination, some you may already know such as race discrimination, gender discrimination,… Read more »
“Sex trade on Capitol Hill” Miami— Last week, after a slew of sexual harassment claims directed at US government officials in recent weeks, the Senate passed a resolution that makes sexual harassment training mandatory for all senators, staffers and interns. On November 14, 2017, during a House committee to examine sexual harassment policies within the… Read more »
