Aches and pains naturally develop as you age, but what about when they get worse as your workday ends? Some damage to the body may come on slowly and prove the consequence of repeated motion at work. Overuse or repetitive motion injuries may cause pain and eventual...
Employment Law
Could you face retaliation for exercising your rights at work?
You should not have to deal with a workplace environment that makes you feel uncomfortable. However, if you assert your rights and complain about the problem, will your employer retaliate against you for expressing your opinion? About workplace retaliation An employer...
What is non-physical sexual harassment?
As more and more people grow awareness of the issue of sexual harassment at work, more businesses and management teams take steps to prevent it. Unfortunately, prevention is not perfect and cases still happen. This is especially true of non-physical sexual harassment,...
Is this ageism at work?
Employers across the country have taken strides in recent years to keep their employees happy and protected while on the job. This includes providing protection from discrimination and harassment. But unfortunately, both of these issues still occur as it is difficult...
How do I record incidents of discrimination or retaliation?
No worker should have to tolerate discrimination or harassment at the workplace. If you experience discrimination due to your race, gender, national origin or other identifying factors, you can file a civil rights complaint against the perpetrator. To bolster your...
3 subtle signs of retaliation for your discrimination complaint
Going to work every day can be challenging enough without having to deal with illegal workplace discrimination. If you suspect your employer may be treating you differently because of your race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex or even age, you may have a...
What does pregnancy discrimination look like?
Pregnant women often face discrimination at their places of employment. But this form of harassment often takes a different form from harassment you may hear a lot about. Because of that, you may not even know that you are a target at first. So what does pregnancy...
How to establish an employment discrimination case
The most common type of employment discrimination occurs when an employee experiences intentional discrimination at work. For example, you may see preferential treatment of some other coworker and your membership in a different protected class is the reason why the...
Women are not the only victims of sexual harassment
While women are most often thought of as the victims of sexual harassment, this is not always the case. An increasing number of male employees have come forth to file sexual harassment claims against their co-workers and managers. Of the 7,514 sexual harassment claims...
Were you passed over for a promotion because of your age
One of the reasons you have stayed with the company for so many years is that the president saw to it that hard-working employees received appropriate recognition and compensation. When the president retired and new management came in, younger workers began to appear....