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The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PFWA), which took effect last year, requires employers with at least 15 employees to provide “reasonable accommodations” for pregnant employees unless doing so would present an undue hardship to the business. This is much like the...
Anything can make you dread going to work, including annoying behaviors from your colleagues So, which situations are considered to create a hostile work environment? When can you take action? Here is how you can identify circumstances that create a hostile work...
Employees shouldn’t have to worry about discrimination or harassment simply because of their gender or sexual orientation. Many employers provide that type of environment without any concern; however, there are instances in which an employee may have to take action...
Many businesses require employees to follow dress codes. In essence, dress codes establish a certain atmosphere or aesthetic toward a business's brand. Employees may be required to wear uniforms with the business’s logo or, at the very least, wear business casual...
Experiencing workplace discrimination can be profoundly distressing and isolating, especially if your concerns are being dismissed or ignored by your employer. In such situations, it’s important to seek legal guidance. Legal professionals who practice employment law...
Pregnancy is a beautiful thing – but pregnant workers don’t always get treated by their employers fairly. While progress has been made in recognizing the rights of pregnant employees, workplace discrimination still happens. Here are some of the ways it manifests: 1....
If you are a person of color, you already may have experienced a type of on-the-job discrimination regarding the way you wear your hair naturally at work. Even though evidence has shown a correlation between the use of hair straighteners and an uptick in uterine...
Despite federal and state-level protections against workplace discrimination, it remains a widespread problem that can affect any employee. You never know when an employer may use their prejudices (age, race, gender, etc.) against you during your term of employment....
Returning to work as a nursing mother is difficult because you miss your baby and need to pump breastmilk during working hours so your baby can eat and you can keep your milk supply up. While women in the past didn’t have many rights when it came to this, you now...
Illegal workplace discrimination doesn’t necessarily have to involve being paid less or not being promoted because of some protected characteristic like race, gender or age. It doesn’t even have to involve slurs and harassment because of your identity. There are...
