Monthly Archives: February 2011

No recent Jaws attack at the Amityville, NY,  summer resort town as far as we are aware….Just unlawful age discrimination.  It seems the Village of Amityville and the Amityville Fire Department denied volunteer Amityville firefighters pension credits when they past age 65.  So, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) filed a class age-discrimination...

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) is taking a look at whether excluding the currently unemployed from job applicant pools has a discriminatory impact upon protected classes of job-seekers.  This issue was raised at a public hearing on the topic last week in Washington, D.C. Some employers and some...

On Friday, February 11, 2011 there were two celebrations worlds apart. In Egypt,  there was dancing in the street celebrating the transition to democracy after a 30-year wait. And in Cleveland, the Cavaliers celebrated their win over the L.A. Clippers after a 26-game losing streak.  “I can smile again. It feels pretty good. Winning is...