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When Employer Becomes Landlord: Abuse of Power in Ferdous v. Hasan
A Legal Commentary on Hostile Work Environment and Structural Coercion in Dual Dependency Relationships I. Introduction The Appellate Division鈥檚 March 2025 decision in Jannatul Ferdous & Wasiur Rahman v. Dr. Barnali Hasan & Dr....
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Race, Retaliation, and Reform: Why Pierluissi v. City of New York...
I. Introduction The Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, recently issued a significant ruling in Carl Pierluissi v. City of New York, Index No. 153439/2023, denying a motion to dismiss brought by the City and two NYPD...
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Breaking the Silence: What Brazzano v. Thompson Hine LLP Reveals About...
The federal lawsuit filed by attorney Rebecca Brazzano against Thompson Hine LLP, a nationally recognized BigLaw firm, offers a rare glimpse into how gender discrimination and retaliation can allegedly become embedded within elite legal...
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The Hidden Cost of Silence: Why Lawmakers Must Mandate Disclosure of...
Section 1: A Crisis Hidden in Plain Sight Every year, law enforcement agencies across the United States quietly spend hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to settle lawsuits alleging sexual harassment, gender discrimination, retaliation, and...
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Sexual Harassment Within the NYPD: From Audit to Aftershock鈥擜 Legal and...
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) remains the largest and arguably most scrutinized municipal police force in the United States. Yet, despite its scale and prominence, it has consistently failed to implement meaningful structural...
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The Cost of Courage: Captain Gabrielle Walls and the Battle Against...
Note: The following blog post is based on the verified amended complaint filed in Gabrielle Walls v. City of New York et al., Index No. 156492/2024. All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven liable in a court of law. These are...
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