Do you feel you are being treated harshly at work or made to work under such unbearable conditions it is causing you to consider resigning?If you are experiencing this type of treatment at work, you may be experiencing constructive discharge. This is forcing an...
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Employment discrimination may occur before you even apply
No worker in the United States should fear discrimination based on their identity. Although it is against federal law, some companies use tactics to avoid charges and hire certain people that fall into specific demographics.If you believe you faced discrimination...
Were you asked an illegal question in your interview?
During an interview, employers cannot ask you deeply personal or inappropriate questions. However, other questions that seem innocent can lead to bias against you. It may be difficult to tell the difference. What are illegal interview questions?There are interview...
Court protects employee who was harassed by another company’s employee
In today's economy, the "workplace" includes not only co-workers but also a wide range of independent contractors, consultants, and other individuals who are not fellow employees but who work for themselves or for another company. If an employee alleges that he or she...
Supreme Court Refuses Employer’s Demand to Compel Arbitration of Truck Driver’s Wage Claims
Today, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous 8-0 opinion by Justice Gorsuch (Justice Kavanaugh was not on the ruling as it was argued before he joined), holding that the employee, a truck driver, fell into an exception to the Federal Arbitration Act (it does not cover...
Supreme Court to address Employment Discrimination issue
The Supreme Court granted cert on January 11 in a Title VII employment discrimination case. The Fifth Circuit held that an employee's failure to exhaust Title VII was a defense subject to waiver (thus ruling against the employer), and the Supreme Court will now...