If you have a medical condition and need your employer to make a change to your job or work environment to help you perform your duties, you should inform them. But how can you make such a request? Is there a wrong way to go about it? Here is how you can request a...
Disability Discrimination
Understanding pregnancy discrimination and your rights
Pregnancy is an exciting time in a woman's life. However, it can also be a time when some women face discrimination in the workplace. Understanding pregnancy discrimination and your rights is crucial to ensuring a fair and equitable work environment during this...
When can companies refuse disability accommodation requests?
Some people have a genetic condition that worsens as they age. Others may acquire a condition due to injury or pathogen exposure. Regardless of how someone acquires a disabling medical condition, they have certain rights under federal statutes. The Americans with...
Is lupus a disability for work-related purposes?
Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects millions of people worldwide. Patients may suffer symptoms as varied as severe joint pain, chronic fatigue, headaches, organ damage and skin rashes. Yet, sufferers may not experience symptoms all the time. Their...
The issue with job postings for recent college graduates
You may have seen job postings saying that companies are looking to hire recent college graduates or digital natives for a fast-paced, energetic workplace. Language like this is very common in the modern corporate world, especially in the tech sector. But this could...
3 ways disability discrimination manifests in the workplace
Numerous federal rules prohibit discrimination in the workplace based on certain characteristics. There are multiple federal statutes that define the rights of those with disabling medical conditions and make it illegal for employers to consider someone's medical...
Do companies try to hide discrimination?
If you’re trying to get a job, you know that you shouldn’t face discrimination. Employers are supposed to give the same opportunity to people regardless of their gender, race, religion or age, for example. Workers shouldn’t be discriminated against due to these...
What are microaggressions?
In some cases, incidents of harassment are very obvious. The person in question may not try to hide their behavior at all, and you know that they’re harassing you based on a protected class – like your gender or your race. However, most cases are not this clear. Some...
Employers are obliged to make reasonable accommodations
All workers deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. This means that nobody should be discriminated against based on their ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability or any other protected characteristic. Anti-discrimination principles for disabled...
Federal complaint alleges discrimination against female truckers
Employment discrimination can begin before a person even gets a job. It’s often more difficult to prove when it occurs in the hiring process. Nonetheless, a trucking company that has operations in multiple states, including Kentucky, is facing a lawsuit filed by the...