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Sexual Orientation Discrimination in New York

Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits workplace discrimination. Title VII, however, prohibits only the types of discrimination identified in the statute, including race discrimination, sex discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. For nearly two decades, the prevailing view from the country’s federal courts, including New York’s federal appellate court (the Second Circuit), was that Title VII does not prohibit workplace discrimination based on an employee’s sexual orientation. On February 26, 2018, the Second Circuit became the second federal circuit court to reverse its prior precedent and hold that Title VII does indeed prohibit sexual orientation discrimination. Today’s Long Island employment law blog discusses the Zarda v. Altitude Express, Inc. decision.

Driver's Licences/IDs Issued in American Samoa No Longer Accepted for Commercial Air Travel

Beginning on February 5, 2018, the Transportation Security Agency (TSA) will no longer accept American Samoan-issued driver’s licenses and identification cards as proof of identity to board commercial aircraft.

The New Social Media And Crowdsourcing Campaigns To Stop Sexual Harassment

Women have recently turned to the Internet to organize and protect themselves against sexual harassment and assault, in light of the failures of the legal system.

Retaliation Against Whistleblowers – The Wells Fargo Lesson

Wells Fargo is finding out, the expensive way, that retaliation against whistleblowers is never a good idea. Over the past several years, a number of Wells Fargo whistleblowers have filed Sarbanes-Oxley retaliation complaints with the U.S. Department of Labor and with the federal and state courts.

Before You Report Sexual Harassment in the Workplace, Consider These Issues

Are you being mistreated at work because of your sex, and trying to decide whether to report the mistreatment to management? Deciding whether to report workplace misconduct is never easy, and you must be wary of numerous pitfalls.

Bernabei & Kabat Continues to Submit Amicus Briefs Challenging the Travel Ban

Bernabei & Kabat have continued to submit amicus briefs on behalf of a number of civil rights organizations who are supporting the plaintiffs in ongoing challenges to the Administration's "travel ban" Executive Orders.

How Confidentiality Provisions in Sexual Harassment Settlements Can Benefit Plaintiffs

In recent months, following a string of high-profile sexual harassment scandals, a national debate has ignited over whether confidentiality provisions in sexual harassment settlements should be permitted under law.

OK For Person With Concealed Weapons License to Carry a Concealed Firearm in Restaurant Serving Alcoholic Beverages

A person holding a Florida concealed weapons permit can "carry" in a restaurant which also serves alcoholic beverages under many circumsatnces.

Is Your Spouse Hiding Assets? 4 Reasons To Mediate

You think your spouse is hiding assets and you want to hire a pit bull attorney. Here’s 4 reasons why mediation is still better.

Children’s Grief During Divorce

As family mediators, we see parents so enmeshed in the throes of conflict, they don’t recognize that their children are grieving let alone help them through the process. Knowing more about grieving myths and children’s grieving process will help us better support our clients as they process their own feelings and help their children grieve.

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