On August 25, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in EEOC v. AAM Holding Corp. held that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) can continue investigating discrimination claims even after issuing a right-to-sue letter and the complainant filing their claim in court. The case arose from claims by dancers at adult entertainment […]
Many employees believe that if they have signed an arbitration agreement, they have effectively released their ability to bring civil rights claims. But the law requires that arbitration be a fair and neutral process, and if the arbitration clause stacks the deck too far in favor of the employer, courts can refuse to enforce it. […]
On July 23, 2025, a press release from the city clerk of Los Angeles, California announced that Ordinance 188610, enacted in May 2025 to increase the minimum wage for hotel and airport workers, is being suspended indefinitely while a referendum against the law is under review. Ordinance 188610 contains scheduled minimum wage increases to take […]
If you’ve been punished at work for taking—or even just requesting—paternity or maternity leave, you should know that what happened to you may be illegal. A recent decision from a Brooklyn court demonstrates how New York law protects workers who are caregivers or new parents from unequal treatment in the workplace. In Naulla v. WrkArt […]
In a decision with important implications for civil rights plaintiffs, the U.S. Supreme Court has struck down a judicially created doctrine that made it harder for some people to sue under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. The case, Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, focused on a rule that a number of […]
On June 25, 2025, the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC) voted to raise minimum pay standards for drivers in “high-volume for-hire services,” including Uber and Lyft, by 5%. The TLC also adopted new regulations to curb the use of “lockouts” within the apps that prevent drivers from logging into the platforms mid-shift. […]
On May 21, 2025, a federal judge in Louisiana ordered the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to remove mandates in its Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) rules that provided reasonable accommodations to employees who underwent abortion procedures. The PWFA requires covered employers to provide a “‘reasonable accommodation’ to a qualified employee’s or applicant’s […]
On May 22, 2025, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit declined to reinstate a case alleging that the New York court system discriminates against court interpreters by paying them less because they are foreign-born. The state court system was first sued in May 2022, alleging that despite having specialized skills, court interpreters make […]
The notification of a Performance Improvement Plan, also known by its punctuating acronym “PIP,” can be a distressing knell signaling an employee’s indeterminable last day of employment. Adding to that, a PIP can stay on an employee’s record for some time, can block or delay a transfer or promotion while the PIP is in effect, […]
On April 24, 2025, the New York Supreme Court First Appellate Department held that freelance workers can bring claims pursuant to Administrative Code of City of NY § 20-930 et seq., also known as the Freelance Isn’t Free Act (“FIFA”), even where they work with other people to fulfill a freelance project. Plaintiffs-Appellants Joseph Chen, […]
If you have a mental health or neurological disability and your school or employer is aware of it, taking adverse actions against you for behavior caused by that disability can constitute illegal discrimination. A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Spring v. Allegany-Limestone Central School District shows how […]
On April 23, 2025, dozens of DoorDash delivery workers gathered outside the company’s office on Fifth Avenue in New York City to protest its practices of allegedly failing to pay workers their wages or “deactivating” them from the company’s platform before paying them all wages owed. The rally outside DoorDash’s office comes after DoorDash settled […]
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