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PUMPING BREAST MILK IN THE WORKPLACE. YOU’RE PROTECTED UNDER FEDERAL LAW!
Aug 16, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 27 27 recommendations | email to a friend
As a breastfeeding mother, the last thing on your mind during this joyous time should be how and when you are permitted to pump breast milk at work.  However, the cold reality is that many employer...
Bicycle Accidents in NYC Are on the Rise in 2019
Aug 16, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 30 30 recommendations | email to a friend
People Are Shocked by the Number of Bicycle Accidents Bicycle accidents are prevalent this year. As of July 30, there have been 18 bicycle accident deaths in New York City. The latest accident occu...
Pedestrian Killed in a Recent Hit and Run Accident in North Babylon
Aug 16, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 32 32 recommendations | email to a friend
How Can Lawyers Help Victims of Hit-and-Run Accidents? Hit-and-run accidents occur when a driver causes an accident and flees from the accident scene. However, all drivers involved in an accident i...
Why Are Family Responsibilities Discrimination Cases on the Rise?
Aug 15, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 175 175 recommendations | email to a friend
The Underlying Causes of FRD Lawsuits Statistics show that Family Responsibilities Discrimination (FRD) lawsuits are on the rise.  This means that courts are seeing an increase in lawsuits brought ...
Family Responsibilities Discrimination (FRD) Lawsuits
Aug 15, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 69 69 recommendations | email to a friend
What is FRD or Caregiver Discrimination? Families Responsibilities Discrimination (FRD), also called “caregiver discrimination,” refers to discrimination against: Pregnant women Breastfeeding women...
Local Peoria Plumber Service
Aug 14, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 1348 1348 recommendations | email to a friend
Local Plumber Near Me  has been providing high-quality plumbing services in local Peoria area. We provide quality reliability of service with up-to-date plumbers. Are you in need of expert plumber ...
Dr. Heating And AC Repair Chandler
Aug 13, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 2035 2035 recommendations | email to a friend
Dr. Heating And AC Repair Chandler is a local family owned AC Repair Near Me  with the reputation for fast, friendly, and personal service located in Chandler area. Looking for air conditioning tec...
Quick Electrician Service Phoenix
Aug 13, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 2009 2009 recommendations | email to a friend
Affordable electrician is a family owned and operated, full service electrical contractor, serving all of Phoenix.  We provides residential and commercial electrical services at the most affordable...
Anytime Plumbers Chandler
Aug 13, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 1386 1386 recommendations | email to a friend
Plumbing Service in Chandler   specializes in all aspects of maintenance plumbing and drainage repairs. Get best results with our skilled plumbers today!  Anytime Plumbers Chandler is happy to supp...
Making Work Accommodations for Pregnant Women
Aug 09, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 211 211 recommendations | email to a friend
Is Your Employment Contract Up-to-date with Current Laws? Making work accommodations for a pregnant woman is something not all employers are aware of doing. In fact, a recent article entitled “ Mor...

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Lonnie Glover, Spring-Gar Civic Association
Last year, Springfield Gardens resident Lonnie Glover retired from the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT) after a 28-year career. But if you ask him how his retirem...
Apr 30, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 321 321 recommendations | email to a friend
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Marcus Longmuir, Jackson Heights Immigrant Solidarity Network
The Jackson Heights Immigrant Solidarity Network formed more than two years ago when an undocumented member of the community was facing separation from their family. “It was one of those situations...
Apr 24, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 985 985 recommendations | email to a friend
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Terrenze Rienton, Youth Coordinator
The Jackson Heights-based organization Ugnayan Youth for Justice and Social Change organizes young Filipinos ages 14 to 21. “We connect them to different social justice movements, and give them the...
Apr 16, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 355 355 recommendations | email to a friend
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Jessica Arrocho, Advisory Board Member
As a longtime member of the Woodhull Hospital Community Advisory Board, Bushwick resident Jessica Arrocho sees her role as the voice of the neighborhood. The board represents the views of the commu...
Apr 09, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 382 382 recommendations | email to a friend
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LaToya Meaders, Brownsville Community Culinary Center
The Brownsville Community Culinary Center achieves two goals with one innovative program. As a 40-week nonprofit culinary training program, BCCC prepares participants between the ages of 18 and 34 ...
Apr 03, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 1029 1029 recommendations | email to a friend
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Steve Barrison, Small Business Congress
As executive vice president and spokesperson for the Small Business Congress, Steve Barrison is against congestion pricing. “Tens of thousands of small businesses compete everyday and have to come ...
Mar 26, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 1077 1077 recommendations | email to a friend
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Christopher Sperrazza, CB5 Member
Middle Village resident Christopher Sperrazza joined Community Board 5 two years ago after he sat in on a meeting and realized there weren’t too many people there like him. “I was by far the younge...
Mar 19, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 423 423 recommendations | email to a friend
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Brandy Flores, Williamsburg Resident
At 13 years old, Williamsburg resident Brandy Flores has already shown signs of being a future neighborhood activist. Earlier this week, Flores and his neighbors led a protest in front of their bui...
Mar 12, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 379 379 recommendations | email to a friend
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Paul Samulski, North Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
For the last three years, Paul Samulski has served as president of the North Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce. The organization represents Bushwick, Greenpoint and Williamsburg businesses, and aids mem...
Mar 05, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 370 370 recommendations | email to a friend
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Anshu Khadka, Desis Rising Up and Moving
For nearly two decades, the community organization Desis Rising Up and Moving (DRUM) has been organizing working-class South Asian and Indo-Caribbean communities in New York City. Founded in 2000, ...
Feb 27, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 740 740 recommendations | email to a friend
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Mohammad Khan, MPower Change
Queens native Mohammad Khan stood alongside friends and colleagues in celebration after Amazon announced that it would not build a new campus in Long Island City. “I’m happy Amazon isn’t coming,” h...
Feb 19, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 559 559 recommendations | email to a friend
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Winsome Pendergrass, Upstate-Downstate Housing Alliance
When Winsome Pendergrass moved into her Ditmas Avenue apartment in 2010, her rent was $1,200 a month. Nearly a decade later, it has risen to $2,100. Like thousands of tenants who live in rent-stabi...
Feb 13, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 385 385 recommendations | email to a friend
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John Kelly, Eastern Queens Greenway
For years, local advocates have been pushing for a safe, protected path from Flushing Meadows-Corona Park to the Long Island border. They call it the Eastern Queens Greenway, according to John Kell...
Feb 05, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 387 387 recommendations | email to a friend
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Emely Rodriguez, Churches United for Fair Housing
Emely Rodriguez was born and raised in Williamsburg, a neighborhood that she has seen change drastically over the last decade. “I’ve seen a ton of new buildings that weren’t there before. There are...
Jan 29, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 426 426 recommendations | email to a friend
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Frank Wu, Court Square Civic Association
The Court Square Civic Association was founded in 2015 to advocate for its residents, artists and businesses. As the newly elected president, Frank Wu hopes to improve the Long Island City neighbor...
Jan 22, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 473 473 recommendations | email to a friend
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