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  • Top 5 Holiday Employment Issues

    The holidays are a time to spend with loved ones, to exchange gifts, and to be merry throughout the season. However, it is also associated with potential issues for both employees and employers , especially when the latter fails to respect the former’s beliefs and time off. While some employers have strong religious beliefs, others may not. Additionally, company holiday parties can lead to a host ...
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  • What is Workplace Retaliation?

    When employees experience discrimination and/or harassment, they have the right to report such activity either to their employer or to an outside body (i.e. the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Additionally, they also have legal protections against employer retaliation. Retaliation happens when an employer punishes or otherwise takes a negative action against an employee for ...
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  • Sexual Harassment at Office Holiday Parties: What You Need To Know

    With Christmas and other winter holidays just around the corner, you may be gearing up to attend another holiday party at the office. While office parties can be a great way to relax and get to know your co-workers, these types of functions can easily get out of control, which may lead to uncomfortable or dangerous situations. This holiday season, discover the potential risks associated with ...
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  • Fighting for Female Workplace Equality in the #MeToo Era

    Sexual harassment of any kind, from suggestive comments to unwanted sexual advances, is a clear violation of civil rights. But although employers have been legally obligated to fight gender-based discrimination since 1964, as defined in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act , women in particular still face routine sexual harassment at work. It’s estimated that anywhere between 25% and 85% of women ...
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  • Signs of Disability Discrimination in the Workplace

    Under the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EOCC) and the Equality Act 2010, employers are legally prohibited from discriminating against employees or applicants based on their disabilities . In fact, federal law requires that reasonable accommodations be made available to them. Even so, it’s unfortunately common for disabled employees to face harassment and discrimination in the ...
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  • Common Types of Discrimination in the Workplace

    Employers are required by law to protect employees from any form of discrimination they could face during work hours. Discrimination should never be overlooked, as it has a detrimental and toxic effect on both employees and the general workplace environment. It is your right as an employee to work in an environment free of discrimination . Workplace discrimination can affect: The hiring process ...
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  • What Should I Do if I Was Sexually Harassed at Work?

    Sexual harassment is an unfortunate part of many workplaces, though it doesn’t have to be. Harassment can be defined as any kind of unwanted touching, sending explicit photographs, requesting sexual favors, denying a promotion or raise because you denied any sexual advances, or any other unwanted sexual activity. This kind of harassment can happen between coworkers of equal status, though it most ...
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  • Three Steps to Stop Unwanted Sexual Advances at Work

    Sexual advances create a hostile work environment filled with tension, frustration, embarrassment, and many other consequences, and yet this problem seems to be all-too-common in workplaces around the country. In fact, it seems like the news is dominated with headlines of unwanted sexual advances, harassment, and improper conduct from prominent figures. If you have been experiencing sexual ...
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  • Common Mistakes in Employment Law

    Employment law can be tricky to navigate, with complex language that can be difficult for the average business owner to understand. Unfortunately, violating these laws can have expensive consequences, even if the violation wasn’t intentional. There are a number of mistakes that business owners can make that may cost them in fines and other penalties. Find out more about common mistakes that ...
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  • NASA Worker Files Lawsuit Over Alleged Mistreatment

    Lealem Mulugeta has always had a deeply-held passion for space flight, with a job at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) being a dream of his since he was a small boy. Upon being hired by the organization through contractor Universities Space Research Association, however, he soon found that the job was not what he expected. “There were certain things said to me that were not ...
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  • I've Been Sexually Harassed - What Should I Do?

    The workplace is supposed to be a neutral zone where employees can comfortably and safely work without fear of being subjected to prejudice or harassment due to their gender. Unfortunately, while many understand that sexual harassment in the workplace is a serious issue, many are ill-prepared to deal with it if they should ever experience it firsthand. If you should ever encounter some form of ...
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