discrimination
Every day presents different employment law issues, including pregnancy discrimination in the workplace. Today, a woman came to my office. She had worked for a call center for a short period of time. When she was hired, she was newly pregnant, and didn’t disclose it because she wasn’t showing and feared nobody would hire her. Three months […]
We’ve come a long way. And yet… Federal civil rights laws protect people from discrimination on the basis of their gender, race, religion, national origin, color, age and disability status. Unfortunately, neither Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 nor any other federal laws guarantee that gay people will be free from employment […]
For over 15 years, I have been practicing exclusively as a labor and employment lawyer. What I have come to learn over the years is one simple truth: Nothing in the workplace shocks me anymore. This past week, an African American client approached me to represent her because when she arrived at work […]
In the United States, employees work at will and employers are allowed to hire, fire, promote or refuse to hire anyone for any reason. However, there are some exceptions to this. Civil rights laws on the federal level have established certain protected classes and the law says that there are certain things your employer is […]
Clients frequently ask me the difference between race and national origin discrimination. This blog will specifically address what is becoming a common violation of law in the workplace, especially with regard to Arab Americans and people of Middle Eastern descent who commonly are referred to as “terrorist” or other pejorative names in the workplace. Title […]
Federal Civil Rights Laws in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color and national origin. When you apply for a job or are working, your employer is prohibited from considering your race in any way. If you believe you were the victim of race discrimination, […]