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When you're pursuing justice for a workplace issue—whether it's discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination or retaliation—what you post on social media can have a major impact on your case. It may be tempting to share your experience online, especially if...
In some cases, discrimination in the workplace is very obvious. Say that a female employee applies for a promotion. Her boss laughs it off and says that he is not going to promote a woman to a managerial role, suggesting she should not even bother to apply. This is a...
On June 10, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act, which prohibits pay discrimination. This federal statute addresses the "unconscionable practice of paying female employees less wages than male employees for the same job." Yet, it is 2025, and...
Facing discrimination at work is frustrating and can make you want to walk away. However, before you hand in that resignation letter, pause. Quitting might feel like the easiest way out, but it could weaken your ability to fight back and assert your legal rights. You...
Humans have preferences, including the humans in charge of recruiting or promoting employees. As time has passed those who felt discriminated against were more able to make their voices heard on this unfairness. This led some employers to look for alternative, fairer...
Employers are generally allowed to insist their employees adhere to the dress codes they stipulate. However, the dress code is not allowed to be discriminatory, neither by accident nor design. Let’s look at what might make a dress code unlawful. Prohibiting headwear...
Employees have the right to do their job duties without having to worry about being the victims of discrimination. Unfortunately, discrimination is still fairly common in the United States, despite great strides being made toward equality. A Gallup poll that was done...
If you miss out on a job opportunity or promotion, or have your contract terminated, you might think discrimination is at play. One possible explanation is that you may believe your employer treated you this way because of your age. Age discrimination by employers is...
There’s a lot of fear right now among people who do not meet “traditional’ definitions concerning gender identity and sexual orientation. Some politicians and influential media personalities have made no secret of their dislike of the move toward greater acceptance of...
Employees have certain rights. For anyone with a physical or mental disability, one of these rights is to ask their employer to make reasonable accommodations so they can do the job. Whether or not the employer has to make that accommodation is not always simple to...