Sometimes employers take advantage of those they consider easy to take advantage of. For example, few employers would be daft enough to mess around with the wages of an experienced executive. They are more likely to do so with people they consider do not know their...
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...
Not everyone feels secure in their job. If you do not, you might worry about claiming workers’ compensation benefits after a workplace accident. While you may have valid reasons to worry about filing, based on the precariousness of your situation, or your employer’s...
You might have heard about the gender pay gap with famous male actors or TV presenters getting paid much more than their female co-stars. While those cases grab the headlines, it is an issue in all lines of work and all levels of income. In 2020 women working full...
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...
In theory, federal and state employment laws, as well as the company's internal policies, protect you from sexual harassment on the job. Most companies proudly announce that they have zero tolerance for sexual harassment. In reality, it can be hard to prove sexual...
When you see reports of workplace sexual harassment on the news, it is generally against women. Yet that is only part of the story. Everyone and anyone could become a victim of sexual harassment. Everyone and anyone could be a perpetrator, although most people would...
The vast majority of people who have faced a job termination will say that it was a traumatic event. It triggers a host of difficulties, including wondering how you’ll pay your bills. One thing that you should remember if you’re let go from a job is that you can’t let...
Ideally, pregnancy should not affect your career path since you expect your knowledge, performance, or experience to speak on your behalf. Unfortunately, it’s not the case for many women in the workforce around the country. Pregnancy discrimination is still rampant...
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...
