Not surprisingly, age discrimination remains alive and well in the workplace. Workers continue to receive limited protections through the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967. However, through the years, the loophole-filled act has been weakened by rulings...
While preparing to welcome a child into the world can be an exciting process, those who face this life stage may worry about how it might affect their careers. Maintaining one’s job may be vital to providing for the needs of a child. While there are laws that protect...
Learning that you have been demoted at work can be a stressful experience. While there may be various scenarios in which a company might have a valid reason to demote an employee, sometimes that decision could stem from illegal reasons. Individuals in the Washington,...
Like all other employees, deaf individuals have the right to a work environment that is free from harassment and other types of discriminatory treatment. Unfortunately, hearing-impaired individuals may struggle in their workplaces and at other stages of the employment...
Job security is something that many individuals strive to pursue and dealing with uncertainty about the longevity of one’s employment can be a stressful process. For those in professions such as education, job security may come in the form of having tenure, but what...
While encountering unjust treatment at work can be stressful enough, addressing the situation could also be challenging. This could leave individuals in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area feeling hesitant to step forward and file a complaint with the EEOC or in...
While some companies may try to provide employees with a safe work environment free of unjust treatment, this seldom happens. Discrimination remains a common concern in many workplaces. Discriminatory treatment continues to affect the lives of many workers in the...
While some employers strive to provide fair and equal treatment to all employees, many other employers do not. Treating workers differently because of gender bias continues to affect the lives of many workers. Dealing with such workplace treatment can be a stressful...
While there may be various reasons why someone may require workplace accommodations for a disability, preparing to seek the necessary changes can be difficult. The process may grow even more complex should an initial application for reasonable accommodations be...
While many companies may attempt to create an environment in which all employees can succeed, this does not always happen. Some laws protect workers from illegal workplace treatment, but it might not always be easy to tell when one has been subjected to...
