Today’s marketing strategies involve a strong focus on the customer experience. Companies are going above and beyond to make customers happy in ways they have never done before. This is driven by the needs of a new generation that interacts with companies on a far...
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Could revealing your mental illness lead to a hostile work environment?
Your recent mental illness diagnosis offered you equal parts peace and worry. If your mental illness impacts your work performance, should you share your diagnosis with your employer? Could doing so lead to a potentially hostile work environment? HuffPost offers some...
What do you do if an employee commits a hate crime?
A hate crime is an act of violence toward an individual or group on the basis of a certain status, such as gender, disability, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation or religion. Not only is it frightening if an employee of yours allegedly commits a hate crime against...
Penalties for New York felony drug crimes
Drug possession charges in New York result when a person knowingly and willfully possesses a controlled substance. Although the state no longer mandates minimum jail sentences for these crimes, penalties are still among the highest in the nation. These are the legal...
Common contract disputes
Businesses large and small rely on contracts for a variety of things. From employment to materials, without valid and legally binding agreements, companies may find themselves in difficult situations. It helps to understand some of the most common disputes that may...
Detailing the castle doctrine
You have likely heard enough examples of people citing self-defense as a justification for using force against another that such a claim is often met with cynicism. Yet your opinion can quickly change when you are placed in a situation where you are compelled to...
Police cannot ignore risk of harm to persons in custody
The United States and New York constitution guarantee citizens certain freedoms. These freedoms include freedom of association, speech, from false arrest and deliberate indifference to a medical condition. When you face an arrest in New York, you still have rights....
What is excessive force?
Law enforcement is in a precarious position. They have the main duty of protecting the public and maintaining law and order. At the same time, they have to be careful to not violate civil rights or make judgment calls that break the law. This is not always an easy...
Defining a hostile work environment
Employees who work in any of New York’s many business niches have the right to a safe and nontoxic environment. While physically safe surroundings can be important to their well-being, emotional safety can have an equal impact, which is why it might be important to...
3 subtle ways your employer may retaliate against you
Going to work every day is hard enough without having to worry about sexual harassment. Still, this type of behavior is not exactly rare in the workplace. In fact, according to a recent study, more than 80% of women have been victim to some type of sexual harassment. ...

