In theory, federal law protects older workers from discrimination based on age. After someone reaches their 40s and beyond, they shouldn't have to worry about employers considering their age when making decisions about who to promote, who to fire or how much to pay...
Building good business relationships takes a lot of time and effort, and companies know that those relationships are often the keys to their success. They certainly don’t want former employees striking out on their own (which is an increasing possibility with so many...
The laws that govern employer responsibility and work environments codify protection from abuses like discrimination and harassment. Businesses run by individuals and large corporations alike are required to abide by both state and federal laws restricting certain...
Pregnancy discrimination has been prohibited under federal law since 1978. This year, important changes providing expanded protections for pregnant and nursing employees take effect. Nonetheless, discrimination against pregnant applicants and employees and new mothers...
Many people like to act as though sex discrimination is not an issue in the U.S. anymore. They point to major strides that women have made in securing representation in technical fields and within highly paid professions to support their perspective. However, for the...
There are laws that are designed to protect injured workers from economic uncertainty when they have to be off work to handle an illness or an injury. What happens, however, when your employer decides to let you go while you’re out on leave under the Family and...
Factory work has a reputation for being a kind of employment wherein someone with a good work ethic can command a living wage and get decent benefits. Overtime potential is also a benefit for many people who like to earn as much as possible. However, not all companies...
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) helps protect people with disabling medical conditions from discrimination in education, employment, access to public facilities and housing. Unfortunately, despite the ADA being decades old, American society still does not...
Companies of varying sizes lay off employees for all kinds of reasons. Sometimes, the business has gone through a difficult time and has to make hard decisions to pare down its operations to remain solvent. Companies lay off workers during business bankruptcy and...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) strives to ensure that workers are treated fairly and properly in the United States. Historically, workers have not had very many rights. The EEOC has set up certain restrictions on ways that employers are allowed to...