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“Lighten up. It was just a joke.” Perhaps you have heard that or something similar before. You may even have heard it a lot. Some bosses and colleagues seem to think they can make sexist comments and dismiss it as nothing more than a harmless joke if the person they...
Aging brings certain unavoidable changes, such as wrinkles and reading glasses. Yet there is no reason it should also bring age discrimination. Federal law's Age Discrimination Act of 1975 makes age discrimination against anyone over 40 illegal, but unfortunately, it...
Workplace retaliation happens when an employer takes negative actions against an employee who has exercised their right to participate in a protected activity. Workplace retaliation can come in many forms such as dismissal from your current role, transfer to a less...
Everyone has a right to pursue a line of work that they so desire. Unfortunately, some employers still practice gender biases at work. When the subject of gender discrimination at work comes up, it is pretty common to assume women are the automatic victims. However,...
Not every job offers paid time off. Even those that do have relatively strict limits regarding how much you can accumulate or use at one time. Workers sometimes find themselves in need of a lengthy absence and do not have paid time off available to them. In some...
The restaurant industry is very divisive and hasn’t kept up with some of the more mainstream improvements that society has made. One issue still prevalent throughout the industry is racism, which is still allowed to run amok in some restaurants. Racism negatively...
You’ve been with your business for many years, and one of the things you’ve always focused on was making yourself valuable. Until you were let go, you were one of the top-paid, and most highly skilled, people working at your company. You never expected to get...
As an older adult in a professional field, you should be at the peak of your earning potential. Your connections within the industry and decades of experience make you the ideal candidate to manage teams, handle a complex project or close a big sale. Unfortunately,...
Jokes are like social currency in the workplace. Someone who is good at coming up with clever quips may get all the best clients or become involved with all the most exciting new projects. However, not all jokes are witty and beneficial. Some of them are derogatory...
Ohio is an at-will state for employment, which confuses some people when it comes to their rights. They may think that they have no recourse whatsoever if their employer unfairly fires them because the company could terminate their employment at any time. Although...