If you are being discriminated or treated differently at work because of your race, gender, age, disability or some other reason, you have certain options available to you. You might consider the situation too oppressive to continue to work at the company, you might...
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Suffering from Work Place Discrimination?
This guide will walk you through the steps to consider when you suspect that you are suffering work place discrimination. Please note that these are just general suggestions and you should contact an attorney for the best level of protection. Step 1: Review Your...
Are you being discriminated against?
What to do when you are being discriminated against.You know you are being treated differently because of your sex, race, age or disability-now what?As a private, non-union employee, your first stop is the employer's employee handbook. You must follow the proper...
Navigating the EEOC/PHRC
In Pennsylvania, you are required to file your claim with the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the PA Human Relations Commission (PHRC) when you suspect that you are suffering from discrimination on the basis of your gender, age, race,...
Do you have an employment discrimination claim against your employer?
You sense that something improper is happening at work. However, not all work place injustices fit the requirements for a claim of discrimination against your employer.To have a sustainable claim against your employer, you should have the following: You must be in a...
A Great Book!
with a bonus!I want to tell you about an author I have discovered. Debra Snider wrote "A Merger of Equals" which is a story about a woman navigating the man's world of an investment banking firm. This could easily be a law firm setting. Much of the book involves...
THINK BEFORE YOU SEND
Email is such a great convenience and would appear to have made our lives easier. One of the unfortunate side effects is that we have greatly reduced our response time. We receive a email and quickly fire back a response, most likely without the contemplation and...
SOCIAL MEDIA in the Work Place
As an employee, have you thought about what your Facebook page says about you? Are you careful about what you say in the 140 characters of a tweet.In this current age of social media, you are putting a significant amount of very personal information out there and you...
Business Conflicts
Business Conflict. Partnership Disputes. Client or Customer Contracts. Legal matters happen daily. At the end of the day you and your business should be protected. *Click the Title / Photo for Information*
Discrimination in the Workplace
Discrimination comes in may forms. If you think you may be a victim of discrimination in the workplace or in another setting, here is what you should know:
News Alert: N.J. Executive Order 243
N.J. Executive Order 243 Effective June 4, 2021, NJ Executive Order 243 lifts a lot of the indoor restrictions imposed on employers by E.O 107 and 192. For businesses of all sizes who are not open to the public, you don't have to continue to offer teleworking...
Childcare Accommodations in the Workplace
Casey Stern, a former Turner Sports anchor, sued the network and Warner Media, accusing them of failing to accommodate his child care needs. Stern’s ex-wife and her boyfriend have been indicted on 15 felony counts for abusing his children. Stern’s complaint, filed...
What if HR has just scheduled a meeting with you?
Every employee dreads the email, call or calendar invite to an HR meeting, especially the surprise one, the one you did not schedule. You may receive this notification a few minutes before the meeting or the morning you arrive at work. If you are a part of a company...
Do you have to hire a disabled person over another potential employee?
As an employer who gets regular applications from potential employees, you never have a lack of people to select from. In your last round of applicants, you had several excellent people apply for the job. Among them was one person with a disability. Their work record...
Not A Good Fit
What does this really mean when used by your employer at your termination or during a performance review? It’s a catch-all phrase that covers up a multitude of the real reasons for termination. “Not a good fit” can mean that the manager didn’t like your...
What HR can and cannot do at your termination meeting
No one enjoys a meeting with HR. You are either about to make a complaint about someone, be “counseled” on your performance, or let go from your job. Even if the termination is not related to your performance, it still means you are losing your job and are likely to...
Are You Required to Arbitrate Your Claims Against Your Employer?
When starting a new job or confronted with a new employment agreement, make sure you understand what arbitration agreements mean to you as an employee.
What if you are the subject of a workplace investigation?
Employment lawyers spend our time representing the accuser or the company. We raise or defend against allegations of harassment, intimidation, workplace bullying and discriminatory treatment against supervisors and managers, giving rise to liability against the...
How To Protect Yourself in Litigation When You Are In the C-Suite
As you rise in your career and at your company, you are going to find yourself reporting directly to the executive leadership team and inside the inner circle. The stakes are much higher now. Not just in your delivery of quality work and your contributions to the...
Domestic Violence and Your Workplace
Anticipate and plan for your worst case scenarios so that you are able to weather the storm when it arises. Domestic violence can and does impact your workplace and it is a mistake not to plan accordingly. Trying to figure out your workplace safety protocols in the midst of a crisis is likely to end badly for all concerned.
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