While the COVID-19 pandemic has led to some older workers taking early retirement, many others remain on the job. They have a living to make, a family that depends on them and bills to pay. However, certain companies do not value experienced and older workers,...
Discrimination
Disability discrimination in the workplace: What can I do?
If you have a disability, you are not alone. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 61 million adults live with a disability in the United States. You deserve to be treated with respect, and if you believe that your employer is...
This is what sex discrimination looks like in Indiana
Gender discrimination is one of the most common forms of employment discrimination in the United States. Though men and women can potentially be victimized, most often, it is women who suffer the career-altering effects of this pernicious workplace bias. More...
7th Circuit: Courts must examine deep roots of pay inequality
The 7th Circuit, United States Court of Appeals is advocating that courts must take a deeper look into pay inequality. Learn more here.
Can Employers Discriminate Against Natural Hair?
How the Legal Conversation Surrounding Hair Discrimination Is Evolving To many people, hairstyle is part of their identity. Certain hairstyles, textures, and grooming techniques have unique cultural and personal importance. Unfortunately, some of these hairstyles can...
LGBTQ+ Employees Win Big in New Supreme Court Decision
Supreme Court Rules LGBTQ+ Workers Protected Under 1964 Civil Rights Act On June 15, 2020, the United States Supreme Court ruled against the Trump administration, declaring that the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects gay, lesbian, and transgender employees. The vote was...
Requesting an Accommodation
Who qualifies for a Reasonable Accommodation? In order to be entitled to an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), you must work for an employer with 15 or more employees (or a state or local government), you must be a person with a disability...
Crossroads of the FMLA, the ADA, and Workers’ Compensation
Did You Get Hurt at Your Job? Whether or not your job is protected when you are hurt on the job can be confusing. If you get hurt on the job in Indiana, you very well may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. Workers’ compensation is an accident insurance...
Pumping at Work – Know your Rights
Get To Know Your Rights When Breastfeeding at Work August was Breastfeeding Awareness Month and a good time to consider breastfeeding mothers’ right to pump at work. Up until 2010, there was no federal law requiring employers to provide pumping accommodations for...
Is Jim Crow Rearing His Ugly Head Again?
The Case The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals – the federal appellate court for Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin and one of the country’s thirteen federal appellate courts – has decided that an employer may segregate its employees based upon their race so long as there...