Employment discrimination based on factors like age, race, national

origin, gender, pregnancy, religion, and

disability violate federal and state law.

Before a lawsuit can be filed, federal law

requires that a charge must first be filed

with the Equal Employment Opportunity

Commission. Charges may also be filed with

a state agency like NYS Division of Human

Rights. State-law requisites significantly

differ from Federal provisions. Time limits

for such filings are 180 days, which most

states extend to 300 days, and complaints

with the Division of Human Rights have a

one-year limit. Make sure to have your case

evaluated early. If you're running out of time, call me now.

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Among many federal employment discrimination statutes are Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Despite

these various protections,

unless there is an employment

agreement or collective

bargaining agreement, an

employer can refuse to hire,

or can fire, a worker for any

reason that is not unlawful.

Employment discrimination

lawsuits require evidence

that shows discriminatory practices, proof of motivation, or statistics suggesting a particular bias by the employer. Employers

that discriminate rarely admit bias toward a specific group.

That's why I'll analyze not

only the employer's direct

statements, but also the

company's hiring and firing

decisions as well as other

trends.

An employee who was fired,

or who was not hired, due

to unlawful employment

discrimination, must act

promptly to protect his or

her rights. It is thus

important, at the time of

the first consultation, that

we pinpoint the exact dates

of all of the discriminatory

acts.

Did you know . . .

- That the Age Discrimination in Employment Act

was designed to protect workers at least 40 years

old?

- Sometimes a defendant that is not actually one's

employer can be sued as though it were the

employer, if it maintains a large degree of control

over plaintiff?

- In order to sue for most forms of employment

discrimination under federal law, a charge must

first be filed with the Equal Employment

Opportunity Commission or a state agency such

as the N.Y.S. Division of Human Rights?

- A person can be fired for the color of his tie but

not the color of his skin?

Law Offices of Michael S. Haber, 225 Broadway, Suite 3010, New York, New York 10007 (212) 791-6240

Employment Discrimination in New York

Call NY Employment Discrimination Attorney Michael S. Haber Today to Find Out Whether Your Circumstances Amount to Employment Discrimination.

Tip: Employment Discrimination involves conduct that deals with the reason that a person was fired or was not hired. In other words, to constitute actionable discrimination, the employer's decision to fire or not to hire must be "because of" the discriminatory mindset.

Don't sleep on your rights. Time limits are short for filing a charge of employment discrimination.