Famighetti & Weinick, PLLC

10/07/2026

Our First Amendment case concerning a volunteer firefighter terminated from a Long Island fire department caught the attention of Newsday which published an article and a streaming video about the case. We're so proud of our client for standing up for her rights and we look forward to representing her throughout this important case.

The firefighter says her free speech rights were violated. The case demonstrates the depths of the divisiveness of politics in America today. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

09/29/2026

New employment law blog today about a recent case which discusses, among other things, when employees are protected by retaliation law.

On September 21, 2026, the Second Circuit issued an important decision concerning workplace retaliation in Newton v. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Inc. | September 29, 2026 The Second Circuit held that retaliation for refusing to settle a discrimination claim may be unlawful. Here's what Newton ...

09/17/2026

Important new law passed in New York giving employees the right to view their personnel records. We cover all the ins and outs of this law in today's Employment Law blog, covering both employee rights and employer obligations.

New York has just given workers a powerful new tool to see what's in their employment file, and to fight back when it contains something false. On | September 17, 2026

09/16/2026

Hot off the presses - The Second Circuit has rewritten the analysis of a prima facie case for Title VII failure to provide religious accommodation claims. We breakdown the decision and its impacts here:

The Second Circuit has just rewritten the rulebook for religious accommodation claims under Title VII, a change that matters for employers and employees | September 16, 2026 Learn how the 2nd Circuit's new ruling reshapes a religious accommodation claim under Title VII, raising the bar for employees...

07/28/2026

New five star Yelp review!

07/27/2026

Very important decision from the Second Circuit Court of Appeals concerning an employer's satisfaction of its duty to provide reasonable accommodations to disabled workers. Today's employment law blog explains:

Employees with disabilities who feel their employer's "accommodation" was little more than a token gesture just got a helpful reminder from the U.S. Court | July 27, 2026 Second Circuit revives a failure-to-accommodate ADA claim in Raymond v. 1199SEIU, ruling employers must provide accommodations th...

07/16/2026

Hot off the presses! We have a new blog about a significant decision out of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday which impacts religious accommodation cases under Title VII. Link below:

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.The 2nd Circuit raised the bar for Title VII religious accommodation claims in Bergin v. NYSCU. Learn what this ruling means for your rights. | July 16...

05/07/2026

We received some press coverage on our appellate victory from earlier this week.

A state appeals court Tuesday greenlit a Black woman’s lawsuit alleging a city co-op owner and board discriminated against her in selling a unit to a white

05/05/2026

Tremendous appellate victory for our client today and an important reminder from the Appellate Division about the "lenient" pleading standards which apply in the state's courts.

Famighetti & Weinick PLLC has won an appeal of a housing discrimination case. The decision was unanimous from the panel of appellate judges. Today's | May 5, 2026

05/01/2026

https://www.linycemploymentlaw.com/blog/firm-wins-civil-service-appeal/

On April 29, 2026, Famighetti & Weinick PLLC won an appeal of a civil service determination which disqualified the firm's client from his dream job of | May 1, 2026