• posted: May 13, 2015
• Zafer Akin, Esq.
• Employment Law,  Employee Rights

On April 8th, President Obama’s Executive Order on LGBT Workplace Discrimination went into effect. The order prohibits federal contractors and subcontractors from discriminating against applicants or employees based on their Read More

• posted: May 12, 2015
• Zafer Akin, Esq.
• Disability Discrimination

A woman who worked at a Long Island neurological surgery center has filed a lawsuit against her former employer for harassing and firing her after she revealed she had been Read More

• posted: May 05, 2015
• Zafer Akin, Esq.
• Employment Law,  Employee Rights

The New York City Council recently passed Intro 261A, a bill that prohibits most employers from basing hiring and employment decisions on credit history. The Councilmember who sponsored the bill, Brad Read More

• posted: May 04, 2015
• Zafer Akin, Esq.
• Sexual Harassment

Most of the time, unwanted advances from a coworker or supervisor can easily be classified as sexual harassment. But what happens if your harasser is also your ex, who works Read More

• posted: Apr. 30, 2015
• Zafer Akin, Esq.
• Sexual Harassment

A former associate at a New Jersey law firm has filed a lawsuit, claiming that she faced gender discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation at the firm. The suit claims that the Read More

• posted: Apr. 29, 2015
• Zafer Akin, Esq.
• Disability Discrimination

Most people are aware that disability discrimination is prohibited by City, State, and Federal laws. What most people are unaware of is that employees are also protected against discrimination based Read More

• posted: Apr. 09, 2015
• Zafer Akin, Esq.
• Racial Discrimination

The Sheet Metal Worker’s International Association, a trade union for metal workers who perform architectural work with sheet metal, has agreed to pay over $12 million to a group of Read More

• posted: Apr. 09, 2015
• Zafer Akin, Esq.
• Sexual Harassment,  Employment Retaliation
• Sexual Harassment,  Employment Retaliation

A former Facebook employee has filed a discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation lawsuit against the tech giant. The employee, Chia Hong, claims that she was subjected to three years of Read More

• posted: Apr. 07, 2015
• Zafer Akin, Esq.
• Sexual Harassment
• Sexual Harassment

A former HSBC senior vice president has filed a lawsuit claiming that the global bank retaliated against him for complaining about sexual harassment aimed at a fellow employee. According to the Read More

• posted: Apr. 01, 2015
• Zafer Akin, Esq.
• Employee Rights
• Employee Rights

On March 25, 2015 the United States Supreme Court vacated the decision of the lower court, sending a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit back to that court for trial. The decision will Read More