Supreme Court Rules That an Employer Can Forfeit its Right to Challenge an Employees Failure to Exhaust His or Her Administrative Remedies

The Supreme Court of the United States unanimously held that an employee’s failure to exhaust his or her administrative remedies in a discrimination claim pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”) does not divest the court of jurisdiction. An employer’s ability to challenge an employee’s failure to exhaust his or her administrative remedies may, thus, be waived if not raised in a timely manner.

Read the full article by Mordy Yankovich, Esq. published in The Suffolk Lawyer here. 

Real Tips HR: New Discrimination Standard in NYS Coming Soon

Jokes which previously did not rise to the level for discrimination in the State of New York because they weren't pervasive may now qualify for a claim. Learn how even non-employees can bring suit for being offended by sex jokes. It's time to get your sexual harassment training today at www.discriminationpreventiontraining.com

Housing Discrimination and Facebook

On Monday, Governor Cuomo called on the Department of Financial Services to investigate reports that state-regulated advertisers are using Facebook, Inc.'s advertising platform to discriminate against protected classes.

Real estate brokers and mortgage bankers are state regulated advertisers - you are warned.

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