Sex Discrimination

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Today is #EqualPayDay – What Is The “Wage Gap” and How Do We End It?

For the last few years, activists and employment experts have publicized the date that we hit “Equal Pay Day” in America – the date that women would have to work through from the previous year, to make the same amount their male colleagues did. This year, the “holiday” – if you want to call it that – falls on April 2.
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Thursday, October 19, 2017

The Harvey Weinstein Mess is a Stunning Case of Employer Misconduct

The Harvey Weinstein story functions as an example of things an employer, a manager, or anyone in a position of power within a business or place of employment, absolutely cannot do without breaking the law. Based on the Read more . . .

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Monday, April 17, 2017

7th Circuit: LGBT Discrimination is Illegal Under the 1964 Civil Rights Act

Last week, the 7^th Circuit Court of Appeals, a federal appellate court tasked with reviewing the decisions of district courts in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin, dropped what can legitimately be called a legal bombshell. In Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College, the 7^th Circuit became the first federal appeals court to find that under the Civil Rights Act (the 1964 law that barred private entities and businesses from discriminating on the basis of sex, race, religion, or national origin) discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender individuals is also illegal.
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Tuesday, March 28, 2017

#NYCForWomen Forum at John Jay College

March is Women’s History Month, and on March 9^th, Serrins & Associates was proud to attend the #NYCForWomen forum held at John Jay College, which featured a variety of panels and speakers looking at the state of women’s rights and equality. You can take a look at some highlights and photos from the event here.

The event was sponsored and organized jointly by the John Jay College departments of Africana Studies, Gender Studies, and External Affairs, and the New York City Commission on Human Rights.
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