Month: November 2022
Despite efforts over the past several decades at both the federal and the state level to eradicate discrimination in the workplace it does still occur at an alarming rate throughout the United States. Employment discrimination can be based on a number of characteristics such as age, sex, national origin, or race. Sometimes, discrimination can manifest […]
The LGNT community, and those who support members of the community, battled for same-sex marriage rights for several decades in the United States before the issue was finally decided by the Supreme Court of the United States, or Scotus earlier this year. The landmark ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges found that marriage is a “fundamental […]
If you have worked hard all your life and achieved a certain amount of success in your career it can be a painful blow to both your self-esteem and your finances to suddenly find yourself the victim of age discrimination in the workplace. Instead of being respected and appreciated for your experience and wisdom you […]
California Title VII: Can It Help You? from Richard Celler A victim of employment discrimination is often able to file a state or federal civil lawsuit. Learn more about California Title VII in this presentation.
The battle for equality in the workplace between men and women has been going on for decades in the United States. Despite efforts to create pay equality, statistics tell us that men still earn more than women, on average, for the same job. You may be asking the obvious question “ I am paid less […]
As an employee in the United States you have certain rights and protections afforded to you by state and/or federal laws. Like most people, you may believe that you know what those rights and protections are as well as believe that you have a fairly good understanding of the workplace laws that apply to you. […]
An interesting issue came up today. A potential client sent me the following email: “I had my job threatened on several occasions, I have had raises held back due to taking leave for having a baby. I was threatened to be fired if I got pregnant (which I was pregnant at the time and had to take […]
As the expected lifespan of the average American continues to increase, the American workforce finds itself inundated with older workers. Where just a generation or two ago it was virtually unheard of for people to continue working into their 60s and 70s, today it is uncommon for people to actually retire at the official retirement […]
Both federal and Florida state law make it unlawful to harass someone in your own workplace. Frequently though, the issue is not whether harassment is prohibited or not but how the term “harassment” is defined and identified in practice. If you believe that you have been the victim of workplace harassment, consult with an experienced […]
The issue of same-sex marriage has been a hotly debated issue in recent years throughout the United States. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s numerous states in the U.S. enacted legislation banning same-sex marriage or passed constitutional amendments accomplishing the same objective. Consequently, many of those laws and amendments were challenged in court as was the […]