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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforces laws that provide everyone with disabilities the right to fair treatment in the workplace. This includes those who are hearing impaired. The goal is to ensure all workers have equal opportunities. Some of the...
Noncompete agreements have been the subject of much debate and a whole lot of official scrutiny in the United States for several years now. Critics argue that noncompete agreements stifle employee mobility, hurt economic growth and restrict innovation. Several states...
Being passed over for a promotion can be disheartening, especially when you have an impressive track record. How can you know if this turn of events was inspired by legitimate reasons or something more insidious, like racial discrimination? Unfortunately, there's no...
There’s no question that in most cases, workplace harassment and discrimination involve managers or supervisors victimizing someone who is a subordinate or employees victimizing their co-workers who are more or less on the same level on the organization chart. In some...
If you’re age 40 or older, then depending on the size and type of your employer, you might be entitled to additional workplace protections. Federal law dictates that those companies that employ 20 or more workers, as well as federal and state governments, can’t base...
The stereotypical image of workplace sexual harassment has long been the male boss chasing a female secretary around a desk. Given the power dynamics involved in “quid pro quo” harassment, that’s understandable. However, studies show that women supervisors and...
Workplace discrimination is a situation that may lead to a toxic and unhealthy professional environment. If workplace discrimination occurs because you are a whistleblower, it may exacerbate an already challenging situation, creating a hostile atmosphere and...
In recent years, a lot of the attention on sexual harassment in the workplace has focused on hostile work environments, where unwelcome sexual conduct, comments and behavior create a work environment that is deeply offensive intimidating and hostile. That doesn’t...
Employer retaliation refers to adverse actions taken by an employer against an employee in response to the employee exercising their legal rights, such as reporting wrongdoing in the workplace. While retaliation is illegal, it still occurs. These retaliatory behaviors...
Money is one of the best incentives that employers can offer their workers. The prospect of a wage raise or promotion is often too ethereal and uncertain to have any significant impact on a worker's performance. They could work for years before a better position opens...