Racial discrimination in remote work environments can be subtle but still harmful. Remote work offers flexibility, but it also brings new ways for discrimination to happen, making it hard for affected employees to deal with these issues. Being left out of meetings and...
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Race And National Origin Discrimination
Recognizing harassment based on your cultural background
Workplace harassment can take many forms, and one of the most harmful types involves harassment based on cultural background. In Washington State, there are laws that protect employees from this form of mistreatment. It is important to recognize the signs of...
Be wary of layoffs that affect just one group of workers
Layoffs happen far more frequently than employees like to admit. For instance, it was recently announced that Verizon is going to lay off around 5,000 employees. Tech companies are well-known for having periods of aggressive hiring, followed by mass layoffs, just...
You could face discrimination even if you’re not in a protected class
There are many different protected classes, such as race, religion, age, gender or national origin. These are just a few examples, but employers are not allowed to discriminate based on these protected classes. They can’t use these traits to determine who they are...
Is your employer’s hair code racially discriminatory?
Image counts for a lot in business. Yet some employers are so keen on controlling their employee’s image, that in doing so they present a poor image of themselves. They show the company to be one that racially discriminates against its workers. Hair is the area of...
What questions can employers not ask during an interview?
Employers sometimes mistakenly believe that they can ask any questions they want during an interview. After all, it is their business and their decision about which employee they hire. They think this gives them the right to ask anything that they deem prudent. But...
Workplace genetic discrimination is unlawful
Genetic discrimination in the workplace occurs when a job applicant or an employee is treated unfavorably by an employer because of their genetic information. Protected genetic information can include the results of genetic tests, results of genetic tests of family...
When dress codes are evidence of race discrimination
Some businesses have dress code requirements for employees. The most standard kind of dress codes require employees to wear standard semi-professional attire. This kind of dress code usually accommodates clothing many people already own. Some employees may be required...
What is country of origin discrimination?
It is illegal to discriminate against someone based on their country of origin. This is often called national origin discrimination. It may be referenced alongside things like racial discrimination or ethnic discrimination. But it can be much different. For instance,...
Black, Hispanic immigrants most likely to report discrimination
Workplace discrimination is an issue for many immigrants in the United States. However, discriminatory practices disproportionately affect Black and Hispanic immigrants. The problem persists despite legal protections prohibiting discrimination based on race or...