When you are hired to work a job, you don’t expect to deal with issues related to your age, race, gender or similar things. After all, discrimination based on these things is illegal. However, what about if you are pregnant? Can an employer, manager or even co-worker...
Your boss comes to you and tells you that they’re going to start downsizing. They warn you that they’re going to have to lay off about 30% of the workforce. This is presented to you as something that is necessary. Maybe there’s been a local recession. Maybe the...
Facing discrimination in the workplace can affect your career and even your mental well-being. After all, you spend most of your day at work. This is why you should be proactive in protecting your legal rights. Once you file a discrimination charge against your...
Some employers have much more understanding concerning employees with disabilities than others. If you go to your employer to complain that you are suffering discrimination due to your disability, the response might be, “How can we be guilty of disability...
Maybe you recently got diagnosed with a serious medical condition. Perhaps you got hurt on the job or in a car crash. Whether you have an injury or an illness, physically going into work every day could be very difficult for you. You may need some help from your...
Maybe you got hurt at work. You might have fallen off of a ladder or suffered an electrical shock from a piece of equipment that left you with nerve damage. Maybe your medical issue is from outside of work. You might have neuropathy that affects your manual dexterity...
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), workers at most businesses have the right to expect accommodations for disabling medical conditions. Whether they need wheelchair access to a facility or computer access accommodations because of vision problems, their...
Many employers avoid extending reasonable accommodations required under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) because they worry that it will be too costly or logistically challenging to do. That doesn't excuse them from reviewing the needs of their employees and...
Those with injuries and disabling medical conditions can't always do the same tasks as their co-workers and peers. Health concerns can limit someone's ability to perform demanding job responsibilities and make it harder for them to gain or retain employment. The...
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), which falls under the umbrella of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, is a federal law that prohibits employers from discriminating against pregnant or post-partum females. The PDA prohibits Kentucky from carrying out...
