Famighetti & Weinick

On July 15, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued an important decision in Bergin v. New York State Unified Court System, No. 25-721, that changes how employees in New York, Connecticut, and Vermont must prove failure-to-accommodate religion claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. For employees who believe their employer refuse...

New York Labor Law Section 201-d provides some workplace protections for employees who engage in, among other things, lawful recreational off-duty activities. This broad protection is somewhat ill-defined. The law, passed before the proliferation of social media and other electronic communications, could not have considered whether these modern day internet activities fall un...

In a decision issued December 3, 2025, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals sitting in New York affirmed a substantial jury verdict in favor of a former high-school principal — one that underscores the continued vitality of gender-discrimination protections under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL).