Partners Effie Blassberger and Ramsey Hinkle recently secured a seven figure settlement on behalf of a victim for decades long sexual grooming and sexual abuse. Relying on the New York City Gender-Motivated Violence Act (GMVA), which allows survivors of gender-based violence to sue their abusers and institutions that enabled the abuse, the attorneys were able to […]

Partners James Valentino and Ramsey Hinkle recently used comparator data to successfully resolve a discrimination matter on behalf of a former high-level executive in New York City. The use of comparator data in employment discrimination cases is a powerful tool that can suggest discriminatory intent. Comparing the treatment of an employee who alleges discrimination to […]

As the workplace has shifted, so too has an employer’s obligation to address complaints of sexual harassment. Today, addressing sexual harassment extends to incidents that may occur far beyond the walls of a traditional workplace. For example, sexual harassment can occur at a work-sponsored event or at the hands of an employer’s client or customer. […]