April 11, 2019
Pregnancy Discrimination

New Lactation Room Law Featured on Mindr

Thank you, Mindr, for the opportunity to spread more information regarding New York City’s new lactation law!

Backgrounder: New York City's new lactation law

Any new mom who has navigated the return to work while still nursing a little one knows that sinking feeling. Searching for the quietest breast pump on the market, in order to pump stealthily in a small cubicle with colleagues 3 feet away. Expressing milk while perched on the edge

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Early Discrimination Lawsuits Under Families First Act Highlight Potential New Front in Employment Discrimination

May 15, 2020
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The Families First Act stipulates that employers must give employee-parents whose children’s day care facilities or schools closed in response to coronavirus paid leave if they cannot work remotely. Lawsuits are already being filed relating to violations of this Act, and family responsibilities discrimination will be a growing field in the coming months.

New Research Demonstrates Women of Color Hardest Hit by Pandemic’s Economic Catastrophe

May 14, 2020
Gender Discrimination
Race Discrimination
Just as the coronavirus itself has not affected the general population proportionally, its economic consequences haven't either.

Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board to Reopen Starting May 18

May 14, 2020
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The NYS Unemployment Appeals Board is re-opening as of May 18. This is a welcome return of due process for the many people who have been denied UI who want to contest those denials and receive unemployment funds.
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