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Are Employers Violating Civil Rights Laws by Requesting Your Facebook Password?
A civil right is an enforceable right or privilege, which if interfered with by another gives rise to a cause of action. Examples of civil rights are freedom of speech, press, and assembly; the right to vote; freedom from involuntary servitude; and...
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NYC Parks Employee Arrested for ‘Hangman’s Noose’ Incident
The NYPD arrested New York City Parks Department employee Fariz Ahmemulic, 28, yesterday afternoon in connection with the December 20, 2011 'Hangman's Noose' incident. Mr. Ahmemulic is being charged with aggravated harassment as a hate crime. He is...
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Bronx Parks ‘Hangman’s Noose’ Victim Files $15 Million Dollar Notice to...
Anthony Crum says working at the New York City Parks Department is no walk in the park. The claim alleges that on December 20, 2011, around 0830 hours, Crum, a dark skinned male, part Shinnecock and Blackfoot Indian, found a dark skinned Black doll...
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Black Midtown Hotel Cook: Two Co-Workers Dressed Like the Ku Klux...
A black midtown hotel cook says two co-workers inside of a year have dressed like the Ku Klux Klan and harassed him. Julius Jones said the latest incident occurred Tuesday at the Roger Smith Hotel — a day after he hit the hotel and three...
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A Black Hotel Cook Alleges Further Retaliation When Another Employee Donned...
New York Civil Rights Attorney Eric Sanders, Esq., of The Sanders Firm, P.C., alleges in a $35 million federal lawsuit that The Roger Smith Hotel in Midtown Manhattan fostered a hostile work environment by ignoring and failing to properly...
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Black Employee Subjected to Makeshift Dummy ‘Hanging’ From A Beam
Islip officials are investigating a Halloween prank in which a town employee hung a masked dummy from a roof beam at a Central Islip parks maintenance shop. The effigy upset at least one African-American town employee, who reported it to police but...
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