In the United States, employees work at will and employers are allowed to hire, fire, promote or refuse to hire anyone for any reason. However, there are some exceptions to this. Civil rights laws on the federal level have established certain protected classes and the law says that there are certain things your employer is […]
Although the United States has come a long way toward eradicating discrimination in the workplace, there is still work to be done. Employment related discrimination, in many forms, still occurs far more often than most people realize. Fortunately, there are numerous state and federal laws that make certain types of discrimination in the workplace illegal. […]
What Is Considered Race Discrimination in Florida? from Richard Celler Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects employees against discrimination on-the-job. Under Title VII, your employer is not allowed to discriminate against you on the basis of race, color or national origin. Learn more about race discrimination in Florida in this presentation.
All workers, both male and female, are protected from sexual harassment; If you are the victim of the harassment in the workplace, you can take legal action with the help of an employment discrimination lawyer. Topics covered in this report include: Examples of Sexual Harassment Hostile Work Environment Harassment Sexual Favoritism Harassment Victims of Harassment […]
Unfortunately, employment discrimination continues to occur in the United States despite the existence of numerous state and federal laws making it illegal to engage in certain types of discriminatory practices in the workplace. Although no amount of money can truly compensate a victim of discrimination, your Florida discrimination attorney can help victims of workplace violations […]
Gay, Lesbian, Bi-Sexual, and Transgender, or GLBT, rights have at the forefront of the American social and legal conscious for some time now. Just recently, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) handed down a landmark ruling that declared the right to marry to be a “fundamental right.” As such, individual states can no […]
Unlike workers in many other parts of the world, employees in the United States are protected, to a great extent, by various state and federal laws. These laws attempt to ensure that employees are treated fairly in the workplace and that discrimination does not occur in employment. One primary focus of the various employment related […]
Same-sex marriage has been at the forefront of the American political and cultural spectrum now for several decades –ever since the first state ban on same-sex marriage was passed in the early 1970s. The subject matter was finally put to rest recently by the Supreme Court of the United States, or SCOTUS, in a case […]
As much as we would all like to believe that fraud and corruption does not exists in the government, the reality is that it does. Morse still, innocent people often find themselves working side by side with someone who is clearly participating in fraudulent activities. Knowing this, the U.S. government, as well as many state […]
In the United States, both federal and state laws govern important aspects of the workplace, such as employment discrimination, minimum wages, an overtime pay. If you are a worker and you believe that your employer has violated any of those laws you likely have a legal recourse available to you. For example, if you believe […]