EMPLOYMENT LAW

The Courts have stated that one of the protections of the discrimination laws is to enjoy a workplace free of harassment based on illegal grounds. The essence of a claim of sexual harassment is that the conditions of a person’s employment have been altered, either by the conditioning of job benefits by the granting of […]

Discrimination based on an individual’s race, color, or their own, or their ancestor’s place of origin isprohibited. The fact that an individual has the physical, cultural or linguistic characteristics of a racial, color, or national origin group is also an illegal basis for any employment decisions. This includes marriage or association with persons of a […]

It is an unlawful employment practice to fail to reasonably accommodate the religious practices of an employee unless it would result in an undue hardship on the employer. This coverage protects members of traditional religions as well as those who have moral or ethical beliefs concerning what is right and wrong which are sincerely held […]

Protection against employer retaliation takes two forms. The first protection prohibits retaliation for the opposition to unlawful action or discrimination. Examples of this protection include a worker refusing to participate in illegal or discriminatory acts at work, or reporting complaints of illegal discrimination against others to management or a supervisor. — “Whistle blowing” statutes at […]

Book Review: The Bully at Work: What You Can Do to Stop the Hurt and Reclaim Your Dignity on the Job (Paperback) by Gary Namie, Ruth, Ph.D. Namie Editorial Reviews: Book Description Workplace violence may snatch the daily headlines, but outside the spotlight, the pain and degradation of corporate bullying shatters lives nationwide. A landmark […]

The prohibition of sex discrimination covers both females and males, but the origin of the law was to protect women in the workplace and that is its main emphasis today. This discrimination occurs when the sex of the worker is made a condition of employment (such as only male waiters or carpenters) or where there […]