Philip M. Berkowitz

Apr 30, 2024 | mondaq.com | Philip M. Berkowitz

Philip Berkowitz discusses the Supreme Court's decision in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis that makes it easier for employees to bring workplace discrimination claims against unwanted job transfers. International Employment Lawyer The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your specific circumstances.

Mar 21, 2024 | mondaq.com | Philip M. Berkowitz

In a recent decision, a New York federal court rejected a former employee's claims that permitting employees to speak only Japanese in business meetings, where individuals who do not speak Japanese are present and are without an interpreter, constitutes unlawful discrimination based on race or ethnicity. In Kurtanidze v. Mizuho Bank, Ltd., 2024 WL 117180 (S.D.N.Y. Mar.

Mar 20, 2024 | marketscreener.com | Philip M. Berkowitz

The New York Department of Financial Services imposed a $30 million penalty on the New York branch of a foreign bank. The fine had nothing to do with employment discrimination or wage-and-hour issues—but it was the outcome of an internal transfer of a single New York-based employee to an overseas affiliate, and is a lesson in how financial services clients are at risk of penalties going far beyond those that are normally imposed by employment law regulators. By Philip M.

Mar 20, 2024 | mondaq.com | Philip M. Berkowitz

The New York Department of Financial Services imposed a $30 million penalty on the New York branch of a foreign bank. The fine had nothing to do with employment discrimination or wage-and-hour issues—but it was the outcome of an internal transfer of a single New York-based employee to an overseas affiliate, and is a lesson in how financial services clients are at risk of penalties going far beyond those that are normally imposed by employment law regulators. By Philip M.

Mar 19, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Philip M. Berkowitz

In a recent decision, a New York federal court rejected a former employee’s claims that permitting employees to speak only Japanese in business meetings, where individuals who do not speak Japanese are present and are without an interpreter, constitutes unlawful discrimination based on race or ethnicity. In Kurtanidze v. Mizuho Bank, Ltd., 2024 WL 117180 (S.D.N.Y. Mar.