If you have been unjustly fired, you might wonder if you can take legal action against your employer. Wrongful termination refers to the unlawful dismissal of an employee from their job. While employment in the state is generally considered at-will, there are...
It is common for businesses to request a resume outlining someone's work history and also individual references for both personal and professional matters. Reference and employment checks are a way to validate someone's claims about the experience they have and what...
When creating job postings, company owners will sit down and consider all of the qualities that they want that potential applicant to have. Then try to distill this into the posting so that only the right individuals will actually apply. This isn’t a perfect science,...
Career success should depend on someone's commitment, education and experience, not on factors over which they have no control, like their sex or race. Numerous federal laws and state regulations protect individual workers from discrimination based on immutable...
If you’re an employee who has been facing sexual harassment on the job, you certainly know how problematic it can be. You know that it’s a violation of your rights, and it’s frustrating that other people are not respecting those rights on the job. But what you often...
There are many ways for employers to discriminate against workers, and some of them are more subtle than others. Workers who have experienced genetic information discrimination may not even realize what happened to them. They simply went to a medical exam and then...
Workplace discrimination can take many forms, some of which are overt and others that are more subtle. Because workplace discrimination can impact the work environment, knowing the more subtle signs of a problem is important. Here are some signs of subtle workplace...
You have a disability and you need some accommodations in order to be able to fully do your job. You thought your requests were very reasonable and fit the standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Your employer, however, did not. They simply told you...
Every employee has a right to a safe work environment. As such, that means a work setting that prohibits comments or actions against a worker based on certain characteristics. These characteristics may include, for example, age, gender, sexual attraction, race,...
As an employee, you have worker rights that prohibit certain characteristics being held against you. As such, your age, sex, religion, origin or health issues are protected from discrimination, harassment and retaliation. This ensures that no matter who you are, you...
