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Employee Survival Guide®

Mark Carey | Employment Lawyer & Employee Advocate

The Employee Survival Guide® is a podcast only for employees about everything related to work and your career. We will share with you all the information your employer and Human Resources does not want you to know about working and guide you through various work and employment law issues. This is an employee podcast. The Employee Survival Guide® podcast is hosted by seasoned Employment Law Attorney Mark Carey, who has only practiced in the area of Employment Law for the past 29 years. Mark has seen

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4:24

Mark Wants to Interview Listeners for Their Employee...

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2026/01/16

Comment on the Show by Sending Mark a Text Message. The loudest truths in the workplace rarely make it into court filings. We’re changing that by opening our mic to employees who’ve lived through discrimination, retaliation, whistleblowing pressure, or predatory noncompetes—and want their experiences to protect others. After decades in employment law, we’re pivoting from parsing opinions to documenting reality, on the record yet safely off the radar. Here’s how it works. We invite fact-backe...

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8:21

Perception Is Not Law: National Origin Is Not A Proxy...

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2026/01/14

Comment on the Show by Sending Mark a Text Message. Headlines about borders might grab the camera, but the real impact shows up at work—during hiring, onboarding, promotion, and the quiet moments where “caution” turns into bias. We unpack how fast-moving immigration rhetoric seeps into private decision-making, why managers overcorrect with extra verification and hesitation, and how that behavior collides with the steady guardrails of federal anti-discrimination law. We walk through the legal...

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7:18

Mark's Use of Real Legal Case Decisions to Help You...

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2026/01/08

Comment on the Show by Sending Mark a Text Message. Court decisions aren’t just legal citations—they’re human stories with stakes, missteps, and turning points that mirror what happens at work every day. We pull those stories out of paywalled databases and into your headphones, then translate the legal reasoning into plain language you can actually use. From the first complaint to the judge’s ruling, we follow the paper trail so you can see how facts meet law and why a case wins or loses. We...

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21:26

Age Discrimination: Arthur Fass, MD v. Northwell...

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2026/01/05

Comment on the Show by Sending Mark a Text Message. What happens when a seasoned cardiologist finds himself at the crossroads of age discrimination and employment law? Join Mark Carey in this riveting episode of the Employee Survival Guide® as he unpacks the controversial case of Dr. Arthur Fass, who alleged age discrimination against Northwell Health after the abrupt non-renewal of his contract. This episode is not just a tale of one man's age discrimination struggle; it's a deep dive into t...

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26:27

Sexual Orientation Discrimination: Dennis McConkey v....

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2026/01/05

Comment on the Show by Sending Mark a Text Message. Have you ever wondered how a long-term employee can suddenly find themselves facing sexual orientation discrimination and retaliation, especially when they’ve dedicated their life to education? In this riveting episode of Employee Survival Guide®, host Mark Carey takes you through the compelling case of McConkie versus the Churchill School and Center, where ageism and homophobia collide in a dramatic narrative that serves as a cautionary tal...

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27:59

Age Discrimination: Christine Linfante-Hill v. PVH Corp.

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2026/01/05

Comment on the Show by Sending Mark a Text Message. Have you ever wondered how age discrimination can seep into the corporate world, especially during layoffs? In this gripping episode of the Employee Survival Guide®, Mark Carey dives deep into the case of Linfante Hill v. PVH Corp. , shedding light on the unsettling realities of age discrimination in the workplace. This episode is not just about a legal battle; it's a clarion call for age discrimination. employee rights and corporate account...

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36:46

Discrimination- Misty Porter, MD v....

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2026/01/04

Comment on the Show by Sending Mark a Text Message. Have you ever wondered what happens when a dedicated professional risks it all to expose wrongdoing in the workplace? In this gripping episode of Employee Survival Guide®, Mark Carey takes you through the riveting discrimination legal battle of Dr. Misty Blanchett Porter against Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC). This true story reveals the harsh realities of institutional discrimination, dysfunction, whistleblowing, and the often pe...

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29:06

Racially Hostile Work Environment and Retaliation:...

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2026/01/03

Comment on the Show by Sending Mark a Text Message. Start with a high performer, add an ugly burst of harassment, and end with a firing justified by a $600 regulatory fine—then ask what the law actually sees. We walk through Kittle v. Mavis Tire to unpack how retaliation can survive early motions while discrimination claims stumble on doctrines like “stray remarks” and the severe or pervasive standard. The story moves from profit turnarounds and bonuses to alleged slave-era taunts, a Nazi sal...

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40:22

Racially Hostile Work Environment: Melissa Garcia v....

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2026/01/03

Comment on the Show by Sending Mark a Text Message. What happens when a workplace becomes a battleground for racially hostile work environment discrimination and retaliation? Join Mark Carey and his co-hosts in this gripping episode of Employee Survival Guide® as they unravel the complex civil action of Melissa Garcia v. West Hampton Primary Care and Staffco of Brooklyn, LLC. This case isn't just about legal jargon; it's a vivid exploration of a hostile work environment that spans from 2019 t...

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37:32

Racially Hostile Work Environment: Locke v. Wayne...

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2026/01/03

Comment on the Show by Sending Mark a Text Message. What happens when a workplace becomes a battleground for racial hostility, and the victims are left to fend for themselves? Join Mark Carey in this gripping episode of the Employee Survival Guide® as he unravels the disturbing details of the landmark case Dornal Locke et al. v. Wayne J. Griffin Electric Inc. , where severe racial harassment and racially hostile work environment at an Amazon construction site in Windsor, Connecticut, exposes ...

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34:39

Racially Hostile Work Environment: Chislett v. NYC DOE

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2026/01/03

Comment on the Show by Sending Mark a Text Message. What happens when a workplace equity agenda clashes with the rights of an employee? Join Mark Carey in this gripping episode of Employee Survival Guide® as they dissect the landmark case of Leslie Chislett vs. the New York City Department of Education (DOE), a pivotal moment in the ongoing battle against racially hostile work environment discrimination in the workplace. This episode dives deep into the intricate legal landscape of workplace ...

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12:06

Sexually Hostile Work Environment: Charlotte...

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2026/01/03

Comment on the Show by Sending Mark a Text Message. Have you ever wondered how a hostile work environment can destroy an employee's career in just two weeks? In this gripping episode of Employee Survival Guide®, Mark Carey unpacks the harrowing details of the federal court case, Ghiorse v. John H. Cook Jr. Painting Contractor, Inc. , where Charlotte Gears, a talented painter, faced relentless harassment during her brief employment. From the moment she stepped onto the job site, Charlotte was ...

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5:41

Mark's Podcast Promise and Special Request

Employee Survival Guide® ·

2025/12/19

Comment on the Show by Sending Mark a Text Message. Tired of skipping ads while someone tiptoes around workplace truth? We cut straight to the power dynamics that define your job, explain why “employment at will” keeps bias hidden, and share the practical moves that help you protect income, reputation, and momentum. After nearly three decades in employment law, I’ve watched the same tactics repeat across famous brands and billionaire-led companies—selective layoffs, weaponized performance pla...

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3:22

Employees Have No Control Over Their Work; This is...

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2025/12/12

Comment on the Show by Sending Mark a Text Message. Feeling like your job runs on rules you never agreed to? We dig into the quiet machinery that keeps workers compliant—at-will employment, sweeping NDAs, non-compete clauses, and forced arbitration—and break down how those tools shape behavior long before anyone files a complaint. Instead of shrugging and moving on, we map clear steps for turning isolated frustration into collective leverage that actually changes outcomes. We look at why mov...

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23:51

Top 10 Job Survival Skills

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2025/12/02

Comment on the Show by Sending Mark a Text Message. Ever feel like everyone else got the manual for office politics and you’re improvising in a storm? We unpack a practical survival playbook to protect your job, build leverage, and navigate messy power dynamics without losing your edge or your voice. The theme is simple: awareness plus preparation beats fear. We start by sharpening situational awareness—how to watch your back, read tells, and set boundaries so you spot risks early. Then we b...

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28:39

Walsh v. Fitch Solutions: When Culture Collides With...

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2025/11/27

Comment on the Show by Sending Mark a Text Message. This episode is part of my initiative to provide access to important court decisions impacting employees in an easy to understand conversational format using AI. The speakers in the episode are AI generated and frankly sound great to listen to. Enjoy! A top performer with a life-threatening migraine condition built a 15-year career, earned awards, and worked remotely with a documented accommodation—until a post-merger cultu...

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31:52

Remote Work On Trial: Russo v. National Grid $3.1...

Employee Survival Guide® ·

2025/11/27

Comment on the Show by Sending Mark a Text Message. This episode is part of my initiative to provide access to important court decisions impacting employees in an easy to understand conversational format using AI. The speakers in the episode are AI generated and frankly sound great to listen to. Enjoy! Public safety, disability rights, and remote work collide in a courtroom story with real‑world consequences. We walk through how two veteran gas dispatchers, armed with a two‑...

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7:42

Five Years After Remote Work Reckoning

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2025/11/26

Comment on the Show by Sending Mark a Text Message. What happens when the biggest workplace experiment in modern history becomes admissible evidence? Five years after COVID reshaped how we work, we take a clear-eyed look at remote work’s legacy—what it proved, who it protected, and why some employers are trying to forget the results. We trace the arc from lifeline to legal battleground, exposing how rigid return-to-office policies are pushing out the very people who kept companies alive: disa...

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Employnomics Is Everything Employers Do to Employees...

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2025/11/24

Comment on the Show by Sending Mark a Text Message. The rules at work often feel invisible until they hit you in the paycheck, the bathroom break you can’t take, or the termination you didn’t see coming. We put a name to that operating system—employonomics—and trace how it quietly moves power, money, and risk from employees to employers through legal frameworks and everyday practices that look neutral but bite hard. We unpack how discrimination becomes profitable when arbitration buries publ...

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18:23

You May Be Protected and Not Know It: Understanding...

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2025/11/21

Comment on the Show by Sending Mark a Text Message. Think your medical condition or disability doesn’t “count” because it isn’t visible or permanent? That assumption costs careers. We dig into how disability rights actually work on the ground, why silence helps employers more than employees, and the simple forms of “notice” that trigger your legal protections. From anxiety and migraines to Crohn’s, postpartum depression, and recovery from surgery, the coverage is broader than most people thin...

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