Employment Discrimination Blog

Although Title VII of the U.S. Civil Rights Act made gender discrimination in the workplace illegal as of 1964, sexual harassment still unfortunately occurs with alarming regularity. Sexual harassment in the workplace is discrimination and cannot be tolerated. Inappropriate interactions become harassment under the law when their frequency and severity create a hostile, offensive working […]

Although Title VII of the U.S. Civil Rights Act made sexual harassment in the workplace illegal as of 1964, it still unfortunately occurs with alarming regularity. Sometimes an employee who is sexually harassed gets fired after refusing to engage in sexual communication or behavior. In that case, the employee can bring a lawsuit for wrongful […]

One kind of sexual harassment occurs when the employer subjects the employee to unwanted sexual communication or behavior, creating a hostile workplace. To learn more about hostile workplace, read our publication “Sexual Harassment: Defining A Hostile Work Environment.”  But that isn’t the only form of sexual harassment. Sometimes an employer simply makes it clear that […]

Although Title VII of the U.S. Civil Rights Act made sexual harassment in the workplace illegal as of 1964, it still unfortunately occurs with alarming regularity. Some forms of sexual harassment may also be criminal offenses. Unfortunately few law enforcement agencies are willing to prosecute sexual harassment crimes where there are no serious bodily injuries […]

Although Title VII of the U.S. Civil Rights Act made gender discrimination in the workplace illegal as of 1964, it still unfortunately occurs with alarming regularity. Gender discrimination in the workplace is mistreatment based on your gender, whether or not any overtly sexual remarks are made to you. Gender discrimination happens when your employer passes […]