Contracts
Contracts Knowing whether you have an employment agreement, and what type of employment agreement it is, may determine your workplace rights, especially when considering what qualifies as wrongful termination. While written employment agreements are the most straightforward and easiest to use in court, it is not safe to assume that an employment agreement has not […]
Probationary Employees
Probationary Employees Employees may be put on probation for a specified period of time for many reasons. The period of time is called a “probationary period.” During this period, it is important to understand your rights as an employee, your right to union representation, benefits, and overall employment law coverage. This page provides more information […]
Day Laborers
Day Laborers Day laborers are employed on a day by day basis, typically without an employment contract. This form of work can cause various problems with being paid for labor, identifying employers, and qualifying for benefits. Day labor also poses challenges for migrant workers and those employees seeking union representation. Additionally, different rules regarding pay deductions, […]
Filing a Discrimination Claim
Filing a Discrimination Claim Select your state from the drop-down list: State: Select a stateAlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming OR Select your state from the map below: <!—-> The post Filing a Discrimination Claim appeared first on Workplace Fairness.
Retaliation for a Discrimination Claim
Retaliation for a Discrimination Claim This page provides answers to the following questions: 1. What is retaliation? Most of the federal laws that protect employees’ rights contain provisions that make it unlawful for an employer to retaliate against someone who engages in conduct which the law protects. Proving retaliation can be difficult. The following are […]
Genetic Information Discrimination in the Workplace
Genetic Information Discrimination in the Workplace Is genetic discrimination in the workplace affecting you? The ability to conduct genetic testing is one of the great benefits of medical research in the modern age. Today we can have access to information about our genetic predisposition for specific diseases or health problems and take action, if needed, […]
Gender Identity Discrimination
Gender Identity Discrimination Gender identity discrimination sometimes occurs in the workplace. Gender identity is the gender an individual personally identifies with, such as male, female, or nonbinary. Gender identity is not necessarily the gender or sex a person was assigned at birth – and not all people who identify with a gender other than their […]
Family Responsibilities Discrimination
Family Responsibilities Discrimination Family responsibilities discrimination, also called caregiver discrimination, is discrimination in the workplace based on an employee’s responsibility, real or perceived, to care for family members. Employers may discriminate based on family responsibilities when they deny employment or promotions, harass, pay less, or otherwise take negative employment action against an employee because of […]
Educational Programs Discrimination – Title IX
Educational Programs Discrimination – Title IX As easily as discrimination can occur in the workplace, it can also occur in educational institutions. Title IX is a federal law that protects students from sex discrimination in educational programs. The law requires institutions to provide equal treatment in admissions, programs, counseling, financial aid, scholarships, insurance benefits and […]
Disability Discrimination: State Law
Disability Discrimination: State Law Disability discrimination means treating individuals differently in employment because of their disability, perceived disability, or association with an individual with a disability. Some examples of disability discrimination may include: Discriminating on the basis of physical or mental disability in various aspects of employment, including: recruitment, firing, hiring, training, job assignments, promotions, […]
