June 12, 2026
A Long Island firm defeated a former legal assistant's lawsuit alleging she was fired for complaining about colleagues' persistent sexual harassment, with a New York federal judge ruling Friday the firm hadn't employed enough people to be covered by federal civil rights law.
March 05, 2024
A Long Island civil rights law firm can't escape a former legal assistant's lawsuit alleging she was fired for complaining about colleagues' persistent sexual harassment, a New York federal judge has ruled, saying the court needs more information to determine whether the firm is an employer under federal law.
February 24, 2022
A former legal assistant hit a civil rights law firm she used to work for with a suit in New York federal court, claiming she was persistently harassed by a lawyer and a file clerk and was fired for complaining about it.