Discrimination is not always easy to spot. You may feel slighted in some situations, but it might not meet the legal criteria of discrimination. When it comes to age discrimination, it can be even more difficult to define what this encompasses. You may not even...
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Year: 2022
Are LGBTQ workers protected from workplace discrimination?
The Civil Rights Act – drafted more than 60 years ago – is a pivotal piece of legislation that protects workers from discrimination based on any factors relating to “race, color, religion, sex or national origin.” While this law has served as a launch pad for...
Attorney Amy Kathleen Maloney receives prestigious honor
Attorney Amy Kathleen Maloney, of Maloney O'Laughlin PLLC, has been selected as a 2022 member of the Nation’s Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel. This elite class of advocates consists of the finest leaders in the legal profession...
Your disability, the ADA and reasonable accommodation
Perhaps you have a disability and use a wheelchair, which requires extra space in certain instances. You are just starting a new job in the bookkeeping department of a local retailer. Your employer must provide you with reasonable accommodation under the ADA. What...
How does sexual harassment affect your psyche?
If you are a woman with a job, you probably are no stranger to sexual harassment. After all, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has addressed at least 6,500 sexual harassment complaints each year...
What timeframes exist for employee whistleblower filings?
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration oversees at least 20 whistleblower statutes. Each statute has its own timeline for filing a complaint. As noted on the OSHA.gov website, the time begins to run on the date of an employer’s adverse or retaliatory...
How does sexual harassment affect your long-term mental health?
Regardless of where you work and the job you do, you should never have to put up with sexual harassment. Unfortunately, though, sexual harassment remains pervasive in Washington and across the country. If you become a victim of sexual harassment at work, you may...
What should you do if you witness sexual harassment at work?
Being a witness to any type of wrongdoing in the workplace can place you in an uncomfortable situation. However, when wrongdoing involves sexual advances, inappropriate flirtations, crude words and other forms of sexual harassment, you may feel too embarrassed on your...
Can you suffer from sexual harassment while WFH?
In the current age, work from home (WFH) environments has dominated the general workspace. As more people continue to join mobile workforces and adapt to work environments that largely happen online, old problems associated with in-person workplaces fade and new...