Quid pro quo sexual harassment occurs when a supervisor or another person in authority ties employment benefits or workplace decisions to unwanted sexual conduct. The phrase means something in exchange for something, and it often involves promises of advancement or...
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How can you prove workplace gender discrimination?
Workplace gender discrimination can affect hiring decisions, promotions, salaries and daily treatment in the workplace. Employees may experience unfair treatment because of sex, pregnancy, gender identity or sexual orientation. Understanding how workplace gender...
Recognizing subtle signs of age bias at work
Workers who are 40 years old or older have specific rights against age discrimination that are built into federal law. When these workers face discrimination or age bias, they may decide that they want to take legal action. Age bias is sometimes difficult to spot,...
Interview questions that could indicate discrimination
Discrimination is illegal in the workplace, but it is also prohibited during the interview process before someone has even been hired. When prospective employees go through interviews, there can be red flags of a discriminatory workplace culture based on the questions...
Deciding between the EEOC and OCRC for racial discrimination
If you experienced racial discrimination at work in Ohio, choosing how to start a claim can feel like an important early decision. In many situations, you may file with either the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) or the Ohio Civil Rights...
4 mistakes most workplace discrimination victims make
If you’re facing workplace discrimination in Ohio, you have legal options. The law protects you from being discriminated against due to protected characteristics like your age, gender, race and disability, among others. Even then, what you do next is critical. Many...
The role of microaggressions in workplace discrimination
In some cases, workplace discrimination is obvious, overt and clearly offensive or even illegal. If an employee puts their name in for a promotion and is told that they are being denied based on their race or their gender, for example, they are clearly being...
3 ways age discrimination can limit older professionals’ options
Professionals age 40 or older should not have to face age discrimination in the workplace. Unfortunately, laws prohibiting age discrimination exist because it is a relatively common practice. Professionals who have spent years developing their careers may face an...
Is it legal for a boss to reject an accommodation request?
Work challenges affect everyone, but health conditions can make jobs especially difficult for some employees. Workplace accommodations help level the playing field so everyone can do their job well. But the question on every employees’ mind remains: can your boss say...
How often is retaliation part of a discrimination lawsuit?
Workplace discrimination can be systemic in nature. Companies may have policies and practices that unfairly disadvantage certain groups of workers. Discrimination can also involve an employer failing to address a hostile work environment related to an employee's...
