Legal Protection For Workers
An employer cannot terminate you because your race or religion does not fit in with its sexy marketing scheme - that would be a failure to accommodate and or discrimination. For example, Samantha Elauf, a Muslim woman, had an interview with Abercrombie &...
You give up many rights, and protection from discrimination, by signing an arbitration agreement at work. Employees often sign these arbitration agreements unknowingly. You know how this happens. Remember that giant pile of paperwork you...
Under the law, it is an employer’s responsibility to avoid engaging in illegal discriminatory behavior. It is not up to either employees or applicants to avoid employers and employer behavior which may be discriminatory. Nevertheless, it can be helpful for...
It has been said that looks can be deceiving. This statement is certainly true as looks can indeed be deceiving. However, simply because they can does not mean that they are in every situation. For example, if you decide to apply at a company and it looks like nearly...
When an employee is subjected to discrimination and/or retaliatory treatment on the job, there are usually feelings of anger, fear and helplessness, especially if efforts to address the matter within the company fail. When an employee is unable to have his or her...
Several months ago, President Obama signed an executive order which ultimately prohibits federal subcontractors and contractors from engaging in behaviors which discriminate against individuals due to their gender identity or sexual orientation. Like many executive...
If you suffer from a so-called invisible disease or disability, you have likely navigated many frustrating challenges in everyday life. Perhaps you receive dirty looks from strangers when you pull into a handicapped parking stall. Perhaps your pain level makes it...
We have previously written about the pregnancy discrimination case recently argued in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. When a pregnant UPS driver asked for lighter duty for the duration of her pregnancy due to her physician’s recommendation that she avoid...
Abercrombie & Fitch is no stranger to navigating troubled waters over its notable "Look Policy" that dictates how its employees are expected to appear on the job. But it's never had to defend the position before the U.S. Supreme Court -- until now. The question...
Since the beginning of the Great Recession, the media has reported extensively on the issue of age discrimination within the American workforce. This increased media scrutiny has helped to educate the public about the illegal nature of age discrimination and the...
