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http://blog.bmbblaw.com Employment Law - Civil Rights - Housing Law Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:24:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On September 8, 2011, Beranbaum Menken filed a disability discrimination suit alleging that Graham Windham, a New York-based foster care placement agency, discriminated against one of its employees because she suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder. The employee had performed outstanding work for the agency for years, overseeing the successful placement ... http://blog.bmbblaw.com/2011/09/15/disability-discrimination-suit-filed-on-behalf-of-plaintiff-diagnosed-with-post-traumatic-stress-disorder/ The New York Labor Law requires that employees working for a contractor on a public project be paid "prevailing wages," which are based on the union rate for that work and are generally higher than the typical wage.  Beranbaum Menken has filed several lawsuits against companies who break this law ... http://blog.bmbblaw.com/2011/09/09/class-action-certified-in-prevailing-wage-suit/ On Tuesday, June 14th, Beranbaum Menken filed a collective action suit against Mainfreight, Inc. alleging that the company violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act by terminating and failing to promote employees over 40 years old. We are seeking to represent all such workers throughout the United States ... http://blog.bmbblaw.com/2011/06/22/collective-age-discrimination-suit-filed-against-mainfreight-inc/ On April 21, 2011, after a two-week trial and 13 hours of deliberations, a jury rendered a verdict finding that a social worker, represented by Margaret McIntyre and John Beranbaum, was discriminated against because of her disability when she was denied a promotion.  The case was heard in the U.S. District Court, Eastern ... http://blog.bmbblaw.com/2011/04/26/disability-discrimination-jury-verdict/ The major Federal employment statues also protect employees from being retaliated against for asserting their rights under those laws.  The Federal law that requires that employers pay minimum and overtime wages (the Fair Labor Standards Act) provides that an employer can't retaliate if an employee "has filed any complaint or ... http://blog.bmbblaw.com/2011/03/23/supreme-courts-decision-in-kasten-less-than-meets-the-eye/ Just last month an $18,000,000 settlement was reached in a case where Beranbaum Menken partner Bruce Menken and co-counsel, David Koenigsberg, represented a False Claims Act whistle blower in a Qui Tam case against Young Adult Institute, Inc. ("YAI"). YAI is the largest operator of residential facilities and other programs ... http://blog.bmbblaw.com/2011/02/18/beranbaum-menken-false-claims-act-client-shares-18000000-settlement/ Beranbaum Menken successfully vindicated the rights of a clinical psychologist who was fired by the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) because of his visual impairment, despite his 20 years of devoted service. Our client, who is legally blind, was well-liked by his patients, respected by his peers ... http://blog.bmbblaw.com/2011/02/11/beranbaum-menken-client-settles-disability-discrimination-case-for-1390000/ Below is information in Russian for employees of Project OHR, relating to the pending lawsuit Severin v. Project OHR, case no. 10CV09696 in the Southern District of New York. An English translation follows. ВНИМАНИЮ ВСЕХ НЫНЕШНИХ И БЫВШИХ СОТРУДНИКОВ КОМПАНИИ PROJECT OHR Если Вы работали в компании Project ... http://blog.bmbblaw.com/2011/01/31/advertisement-in-russian-for-project-ohr-employees/ Beranbaum Menken LLP has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a former Project OHR home attendant for minimum wage and overtime violations. Among other things, we allege that Project OHR's policy of paying a flat rate (usually $18) for working overnight, rather than the minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, ... http://blog.bmbblaw.com/2011/01/31/class-action-lawsuit-filed-against-project-ohr/ On November 29, 2010, the Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights took effect in New York State, making this the first state to provide explicit workplace protections to domestic workers. The new law provides greater rights and protections to thousands of nannies, housekeepers, elder companions, cleaners, baby-sitters and cooks in private ... http://blog.bmbblaw.com/2010/12/08/domestic-workers%e2%80%99-bill-of-rights-takes-effect-in-new-york/