The New York City Human Rights Law protects against workplace discrimination based on status as a victim of domestic violence, sex offenses, or stalking. If you are a survivor of domestic violence, a sex offense, or stalking, it is important to understand your rights...
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Intervening in a judgment debtor’s lawsuit to levy on settlement proceeds
After you win a lawsuit and obtain a judgment against a defendant, you may face a second battle getting the defendant to pay up. Fortunately, New York law provides several options for judgment creditors to collect money owed to them by judgment debtors. These include...
What to Know about the Trafficking Victims Protection Act
Human trafficking and related offenses are federal crimes under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. But not everyone has a clear understanding of what constitutes human trafficking or how to identify a trafficking victim. What is human trafficking? Trafficking...
New York Lawful Absence Law: Your employer can’t penalize you for taking legal time off
Employees who work in New York are legally entitled to time off from work for a number of reasons, such as illness and caring for family members. Under a new law, employees can sue employers who penalize them for taking legally protected time off and recover damages...