Our cases are regularly covered in the media. When seeking expertise from a New York employment attorney, journalists also call us to comment on matters involving employment law, discrimination in the workplace, sexual harassment, and sexual assault, among other topics. Our recent media appearances include the following:
Along with co-counsel, Kevin Mintzer represents an actress who claims that Harvey Weinstein raped her while they were supposed to be meeting to discuss a television project. In response to Weinstein’s efforts to have the criminal charges against him dismissed and the civil case stayed, our brief, quoted by the New York Daily News, argued that the “criminal accusations that have been leveled against Weinstein are not a shield that he can wield to deflect and delay civil liability.”
The Post summarizes the latest developments in the whistleblower retaliation suit against the New York City’s Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME). The plaintiff, represented Kevin Mintzer and co-counsel, alleges that she pushed for OCME to disclose the scientific basis of its controversial DNA analysis program, and as a result she was fired from her job as the head of OCME’s toxicology laboratory after 29 years of service. The court recently rejected the OCME’s effort to have the case dismissed, and a trial is scheduled for the spring.
In a practical article discussing how employees should handle themselves when faced with difficult situations in the workplace, Real Simple magazine quotes Kevin Mintzer on the subject of when is the right time to inform human resources of a plan to resign or retire. (Spoiler: Not until you are ready to leave.)
The Hollywood Reporter discusses the ongoing sex discrimination lawsuit between CBS News and a former associate director of the CBS Evening News, represented by Kevin Mintzer. The article extensively quotes Mr. Mintzer’s submission to the federal district court concerning evidence of CBS’ alleged gender bias and destruction of emails.
The #MeToo movement has spurred policymakers to strengthen sexual harassment laws. On March 29, 2018, Kevin appeared as panelist on the NY1 program Inside City Hall to discuss Albany’s culture of harassment and the possibilities for reform.
Kevin provides expert commentary to the New York Daily News concerning the latest volley in the ongoing legal fight between Donald Trump and Stormy Daniels concerning the non-disclosure agreement that she signed shortly before the 2016 presidential election.
In this deeply reported cover story by Fortune Magazine, Kevin helps to explain why employees should not expect their employer’s human resources department to be a source of support or encouragement when making a complaint of discrimination or harassment. Unfortunately, the employer relations function of human resources is about corporate liability prevention, not employee assistance.
In this Politico story about the recent sexual harassment allegations against New York State Senate leader Jeffrey Klein, Kevin explains that the New York State Senate, as an employer, must investigate and can’t ignore a sexual harassment complaint against a senator, even if the complaint wasn’t made through official channels.
In this article about the new legal defense fund for victims of sexual harassment started by the leaders of the Time’s Up initiative, Kevin discusses the need for additional resources to fight sexual harassment against women in blue collar and less privileged positions.
In the wake of the metoo movement, federal, state and local governments are considering ways to improve protections against sexual harassment. In this article, Kevin and other lawyers evaluate recent proposals from New York’s governor.