Imagine losing your job because of your new hairstyle. Imagine having a job offer rescinded when your prospective employer found an image of you on social media and decided you were no longer a good fit for the position because of your hairstyle. These scenarios have...
Within the past few years, the United States has had a significant reckoning on gender equality in public and private life. The #MeToo and “Time’s Up” movements shone a bright light on just how common sexual harassment and assault are for women. Many other major...
Racial discrimination in the workplace happens in Michigan and throughout the United States. Recently, a black Facebook employee filed a claim of racial discrimination against the social media giant, and this is not the first time the company has been accused of...
A Muslim woman who worked at a McDonald’s franchise is suing her former employers over claims of religious discrimination and sexual harassment. When the woman converted to Islam in 2017, she started wearing a hijab and requested that she be given time to pray...
For women in Michigan, getting pregnant is often one of the happiest times in their lives. They’re looking forward to starting families and becoming mothers. When everything goes smoothly, it’s wonderful. When there are medical complications, things become a lot more...
It's a "vicious cycle," says corporate diversity/inclusion consultant Lily Zheng, and it "keeps systemic inequity deeply entrenched within many workplaces."The cycle Zheng spotlights in a recent Harvard Business Review article is resistantly apparent in many company...
Some workers in Michigan and elsewhere - research often points to female employees - feel that something in the workplace is just wrong even when all relevant factors seem unproblematic on the surface.Those employees look around their office or other work venue and...
Most employees in virtually all work realms spanning Michigan and the country don’t seek special on-the-job treatment. What they do seek is a level playing field marked by equal opportunity and their managers’ even-handed conduct extended toward all...
America’s high-tech industry is justifiably vaunted on a number of fronts. Tech startups fuel futuristic ideas that promote job growth and produce new products and services of great utility. Tech companies attract competition, which naturally propels development...
State employees in Michigan will be required to enroll in "implicit bias training" as part of an executive directive signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Aug. 5. The directive also recognized racism as "a public health crisis," citing the disproportionate number of...
