Year: 2021

Racial discrimination can occur in various ways in the workplace. You may have legal recourse if you experience unfair treatment at work based on your race, skin color, hair type or facial features. Identifying discrimination cases requires adequate knowledge of Arizona laws. There are four primary kinds of racial discrimination in the workplace. Harassment Experiencing…

Healthcare employers have an obligation to provide a workplace free of harassment under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. An employer with at least 15 employees must comply and proactively prevent a hostile work environment, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Employers may face legal liability if coworkers, patients or clients…

Several laws on the books protect workers from a variety of poor and unfair working conditions. These statutes come from the federal, state and local levels, and they do not always apply to all companies. For the best working conditions, both employers and employees should have a good understanding of applicable labor laws, but this…

Workplaces across the country strive to ensure that their workspaces accommodate all employees. This includes attempts at eliminating harassing or discriminatory behaviors between all individuals. Unfortunately, discrimination still happens, even then. Some forms of discrimination get more coverage than others, too. While age-based discrimination is not uncommon, it can still fly under the radar when…

Severance packages are a way for an employer and employee to part ways professionally. In exchange for a number of benefits, you secure a number of protections from your ex-employee. Like any corporate contract, they have a lot of leeway and may accomplish a lot. The federal government does not require severance packages. But as…