Schenectady, New York Employment Discrimination Attorneys

Employment Discrimination

Employment law covers a complex network of laws that controls how employers must treat employees, former employees, and applicants for employment. We have significant experience in interpreting and construing state and federal statutes and case law in areas such as:

• Race, national origin, age, and sex discrimination
• Sexual harassment
• Disability law
• Affirmative action
• Employee benefits
• Whistleblower litigation
• Defamation
• Retaliatory and wrongful discharge
• Employment contracts

We have extensive experience handling employment issues under Title VII of the Civil Rights Acts, The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA), and the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). We also work extensively with issues related to the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARNA), the Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA), the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), and the special laws governing municipal employment.