Your pay rate is probably a big reason why you took your job. You knew you needed to find employment that would cover your bills, and this job pays enough to meet the requirements of your budget. You certainly would like to earn more, but you need to earn at least as...
Technically speaking, companies are supposed to use layoffs when they need to save money. Maybe there’s an economic recession, so the company’s revenue just isn’t where it was the year before. The company has to cut 10% of its staff just so that it can stay afloat and...
Religion is a deeply personal thing. Even two people who are nominally of the same faith can have very different approaches to their relationship with the divine, and practice their faith in distinctly different ways. That’s one of the main reasons that employers tend...
Companies are often required to make reasonable accommodations for employees who have various disabilities. Refusing to do so can be seen as a type of discrimination. The same is true if the company simply refuses to hire anyone with a disability. If that worker could...
Workplace discrimination can take many forms, often subtle and insidious, making it challenging to identify. Recognizing the signs is crucial for addressing and combating discrimination in any work environment. Some common signs of workplace discrimination you may not...
California has some of the most robust employment laws in the nation. They often give workers more protection than federal laws – especially when it comes to issues of discrimination. Well, California has once again shown that it’s progressive about worker rights. As...
There are major sources of discrimination and harassment, such as racism, sexism or ageism. Employees are sometimes treated unfairly by being denied promotions or being directly harassed on the job. A microaggression is something small that supports one of these...
Retaliation in the workplace occurs when an employer takes adverse action against an employee for engaging in legally protected activity. This could include demotion, termination, salary reduction, job or shift reassignments or other actions that would discourage a...
Age discrimination can be challenging to prove – especially if you have an employer that knows their way around the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA). One place where age discrimination (which by law applies to those 40 and older) sometimes...
People create their families in all kinds of ways these days. When their hopes and plans for new addition – no matter how that child is coming to them – fall apart suddenly, it can be a devastating loss for both parents. That’s why as of the start of the new year,...
