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In Ohio, the sting of age discrimination is a pervasive issue that impacts many workers, from the factory floors of Cleveland to the corporate offices of Columbus. It is not just tech hubs like Silicon Valley where seasoned employees face biases that undermine their...
Numerous federal laws help protect employees from unsafe or oppressive work arrangements. For decades, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) has served to protect the job security of individuals who need to take an extended leave of absence due to personal reasons....
Businesses sometimes need to make economic cuts, and one area they may do this is staffing. Laying off staff rarely goes down well, but sometimes it is the best option an employer has to keep the company running and keep other staff in their jobs. Things like race,...
Working online gives people many advantages. Many workers find that they are more productive as they work around their own schedule, can save money by not driving to an office space and have an overall better daily outlook. However, working online does not stop one...
When someone reports that they’ve been sexually harassed at work, it may not be something that just happened. There’s often a bit of a delay. It may have happened weeks ago, but there are also cases where it has been months or even years since the event in question....
Medical conditions and disabilities are protected in a variety of ways under federal discrimination statutes. For example, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) expanded on pre-existing protections and created obligations for employers. As a result, businesses...
As marijuana increasingly becomes legal for recreational use, employees are finding that while it may be legal to use in their free time, that use can have ramifications on their job – or even their ability to get one. Here in Ohio, where recreational marijuana only...
No one should ever have to experience sexual harassment, especially in the workplace. Unfortunately, it happens more often than it should. While filing a sexual harassment complaint can seem daunting, it is a way to hold perpetrators accountable for their actions....
Having someone discriminate against you because of your age when you are working for them is one thing. But sometimes the company’s ageism might prevent you from getting the job in the first place. Age discrimination in recruiting can be blatant or subtle,...
If you are a female employee who has suffered sexual harassment, then you might see climbing the career ladder as a way to escape it. You might assume that as you gain status and power fewer people will dare to act inappropriately toward you. Unfortunately, this is...