What Does a Reasonable Response to Discrimination Complaints Look Like?
If you have filed a discrimination complaint at work, it can sometimes feel like your employer is ignoring you, or isn’t taking you seriously. And it might be true. How can you know if your employer is doing enough to prevent discrimination or sexual harassment at work? What does a reasonable response to discrimination complaints […]
U.S. Supreme Court Okays Mandatory Employment Arbitration
The U.S. Supreme Court decision in Epic Systems v Lewis says judges must enforce mandatory employment arbitration contracts. The opinion could severely affect employee rights to enforce federal and state employment laws in federal court through class actions.
Do Civil Rights Laws Protect Against Genderqueer Discrimination at Work?
For generations, gender in the workplace has been black and white, male and female. But as the cultural understanding of gender have grown more technicolor, the laws protecting against gender discrimination and sexual harassment haven’t always kept up. For trans* workers, intersex, and those identifying as gender non-binary or non-conforming, the question may be whether […]
Can a Separation Agreement Block an Employee’s Discrimination Complaint?
When employment discrimination comes to a head, it may be best for everyone if employer and employee part ways. But do you need to give up your legal civil rights claims to escape a hostile work environment? Can a separation agreement block an employee’s discrimination complaint? In this blog post, I will review a settlement […]
Could a Religious Objection to a Flu Shot Cost You Your Job?
When your religious beliefs don’t match your boss’s it can sometimes create conflicts in the work place. But those conflicts don’t just arise between major faiths. Sometimes a seemingly small difference, like a religious objection to a flu shot, can result in religious discrimination, or even cost you your job. Find out what you can […]
